Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-177E12
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver plated copper alloy Roman coin; a contemporary copy (plated Denarius) of a denarius of Hadrian (117 - 138). It has a diameter of 14.77mm, thickness 2.37mm and a weight of 1.98g. Compare to Sear Volume II, number 3461.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 117
Date to: Circa AD 138
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.37 mm
Weight: 1.98 g
Diameter: 14.77 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th August 2009 - Thursday 6th August 2009
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Laureate bust right.
Obverse inscription: (HA)DRIA(N)VS [AV]G COS III (P)[P]
Reverse description: Modius (containing corn ears and a poppy)
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK6791
Four figure Latitude: 53.411567
Four figure longitude: -0.993514
1:25K map: SK6791
1:10K map: SK69SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.