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COIN
Unique ID: BH-4B7841
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver denarius of the Roman Republican period, minted in 119 BC under M. Furius L.f. Philus; RRC no. 281/1. The coin's surfaces are worn. It measures 19.1mm in diameter, 1.4mm thick and weighs 3.48g.
This coin commemorates the victories over the Allobroges and Arverni tribes in Gaul, achieved in 121 BC by Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus and Q. Fabius Maximus (Allobrogius) (Sear 2000: 102, no. 156).
Class: Denarius
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly 119 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 3.48 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/48 - 3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Obverse description: Laureate head of Janus, stamped lozenge on left chin, incised saltire cross on right cheek.
Obverse inscription: M FOVR[I L] F
Reverse description: Roma standing left, crowing tropy with crnyx and shield on each side, [star above Roma].
Reverse inscription: ROMA//PHI (ex)
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Republican moneyer: Furius Philus, M.
RRC Identifier: RRC 281/1
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RRC : 281/1
- Sear : 1 102
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Fowlmere
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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