DUR-B893F8: Copper alloy coin, possibly a core for a plated denarius of Antoninus Pius

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Unique ID: DUR-B893F8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy coin, possibly a core for a plated denarius of Antoninus Pius Obv. …; bust right, possibly of Antoninus Pius Rev. illegible

Notes:

Sam Moorhead has seen an image of this and comments 'I would like to see this in the flesh. It looks like a copper core for a denarius of Antoninus Pius, but this is a very tentative identification.'

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 138
Date to: AD 161

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.59 mm
Weight: 4.6 g
Diameter: 23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: bust right, possibly of Antoninus Pius
Obverse inscription: ...
Reverse description: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Helperby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4470
Four figure Latitude: 54.123984
Four figure longitude: -1.32826
1:25K map: SE4470
1:10K map: SE47SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: DUR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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