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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-3FE047
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Silver denarius of Caracalla (AD196-217), dating to AD 196-8 (Reece Period 10), PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Emperor standing left holding baton and spear; to right, trophy. Mint of Rome. RIC V, pt 1, p. 213, no. 13.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 196
Date to: AD 198
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Caracalla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Bare-headed, draped (and cuirassed?) right
Obverse inscription: [M AVR] ANTON CAES PONTIF
Reverse description: Emperor in military dress, cloak over chest and left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding baton downwards in right hand and vertical spear, reversed, in left; to right, trophy.
Reverse inscription: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
RIC Identifier: RIC IV Caracalla 13A (denarius)
Coin references
- RIC : IV, pt 2 p. 213, no. 13
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Moreton Morrell CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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