WMID-34D626: Roman coin: Denarius, possibly of Elagabalus (obverse, reverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-34D626

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver denarius of Elagabalus (AD218-222), cf. BMC V, p. 534 (no. * which is recorded as a probable contemporary copy), cf. RIC IV, pt. 2, p. 37 (no. 142). Diameter: 19.9g, mass: 2.6g.

Notes:

The final S in SALVS is not reversed, unlike the coin referenced.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 218
Date to: AD 222

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Elagabalus
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Obverse description: Bust right, laureate, draped.
Obverse inscription: [ ]AV(R) ANT[ ]NVS AVG
Reverse description: Salus standing left, feeding snake coiling up around altar and holding rudder on globe
Reverse inscription: S(ALV)S AV[ ]( )I
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Alderminster CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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