WMID-AC6B30: Roman coin, a silver republican denarius, possibly of Cato the Younger

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Unique ID: WMID-AC6B30

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Roman republican denarius. The coin is worn and damaged and so establishing the exact ruler is problematic, although based upon the female bust on the obverse and the presence of Victory seated right on the reverse it is likely to be of either Marcus Cato (Cato the Younger), and may have been struck during the Civil War when he was in Africa between 47-46 BC, or his father, M Porcius Cato, in which case the coin coin would date from 93-91 BC.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 93 BC
Date to: Circa 46 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.04 mm
Weight: 3.3 g
Diameter: 18.26 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th November 2010

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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: African Mint
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Female bust facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Victory seated right holding patera
Reverse inscription: VICTRIX (in exergue)
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Porcius Cato Uticensis, M.
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Longdon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK0814
Four figure Latitude: 52.723591
Four figure longitude: -1.88299
1:25K map: SK0814
1:10K map: SK01SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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