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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-EE14A0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn 1st-century BC silver Roman Republican denarius of the moneyer L Scribonius Libo, 'PUTEAL SCRIBON', Rome mint (62BC; Reece issue period 1; RRC 416/1a-c)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly 62 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 17.95 mm
Thickness: 1.55 mm
Weight: 3.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2845; 102
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]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Head of Bonus Eventus facing right
Obverse inscription: LIBO; BON EVENT
Reverse description: Puteal Scribonianum (well-head), [decorated with garland and two lyres; at base, anvil]
Reverse inscription: PVTEAL [SCRIBON]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Scribonius Libo, L.
RRC Identifier: RRC 416/1a
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RRC : 416/1a-c (p. 441)
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Bighton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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