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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-F95063
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver Roman denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) as caesar under Hadrian, dating to the period c. AD138 (Reece Period 6). TRIB POT COS reverse type depicting Pietas standing left raising right hand, holding box of incense in left, an altar to left. Mint of Rome. As RIC II.3, p. 259, no. 2731 (old RIC II no. 452a.).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 138
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.82 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th June 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Obverse description: Bare head right
Obverse inscription: [IMP T AEL CAES] ANTONINVS
Reverse description: Pietas standing left raising right hand, holding box of incense in left, an altar to left
Reverse inscription: [TRI]B POT COS
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
RIC Identifier: RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2731
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : 2 (Hadrian) 452a
- RIC : II.3 p. 259, no. 2731
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Kendal
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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