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COIN
Unique ID: IARCW-63DAFF955
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver Roman Republican denarius of Mn Cordius Rufus (46 BC), mint of Rome, RRC 463/1a.
Notes:
This data is sourced from the corpus of work produced by Peter Guest and Nick Wells, entitled "Iron Age and Roman coins of Wales. There are no images to accompany this series and our staff did not identify these coins. Questions about these data should be directed to Dr Guest/ Dr Wells.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly 46 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.99 g
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 1160
Other reference: 1160//1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Jugate heads of Dioscuri right, wearing laureate pilei; around, inscription. Border of dots.
Obverse inscription: RVFVS·IIIVIR
Reverse description: Venus standing left, holding scales in right hand and sceptre in left hand, with Cupid perched on shoulder. Border of dots.
Reverse inscription: MN·CORDIVS
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Republican moneyer: Cordius Rufus, Mn.
RRC Identifier: RRC 463/1a
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wrexham (Unitary Authority)
District: Wrexham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Holt (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ4054
Four figure Latitude: 53.07983711
Four figure longitude: -2.89713845
1:25K map: SJ4054
1:10K map: SJ45SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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