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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-C3CF28
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Republican silver denarius issued by C. Hosidius C. F. Geta in 68 BC. Mint of Rome. RRC p. 419, no. 407.
Notes:
This is a rare coin. There <20 obverse dies and <20 reverse dies. It is the second example recorded on the PAS database.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 68 BC
Date to: Circa 68 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.43 mm
Weight: 3.42 g
Diameter: 17.08 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2010 - Thursday 27th January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1329
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: Probably
Obverse description: draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder
Obverse inscription: GETA [on right] III VIR [on left]
Reverse description: Wild boar right attacked by hound, pierced in shoulder by spear
Reverse inscription: [in exergue] C HOSIDI C (F)
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Republican moneyer: Hosidius Geta, C.
RRC Identifier: RRC 407/1
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- Sear : I 346
- RRC : p. 419, no. 407
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Holme (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8059
Four figure Latitude: 53.122181
Four figure longitude: -0.806021
1:25K map: SK8059
1:10K map: SK85NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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