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COIN

Unique ID: YORYMM237

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Memorial coin struck under M. Aurelius to commemorate deification of A. Pius. Struck between December AD 179- March 180

Notes:

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Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 179
Date to: AD 180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.64 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd November 1998

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: yorymm:E01619

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: DEIFIED A. PIUS
Obverse inscription: DIVVS ANTININVS

Reverse description: pyre of 4 tiers decorated with hangings and garlands surmounted by quadriga
Reverse inscription: CONSECRATIO

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)
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE THIRSK

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. 1936 Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius London Spink and Son Ltd 315 1266

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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