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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-593A93
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A denarius of Hadrian dating to the period AD 125 to 128. COS III reverse depicting Hercules seated right. Rome mint. Die axis is 6 o'clock, diameter is 17.87mm, weight is 2.7g. RIC II, p. 358, no. 148.
Notes:
Recorded at St Neots and District Artefact Club on the 29/03/2011.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 125
Date to: Circa AD 128
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 17.87 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th November 2010 - Tuesday 29th March 2011
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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]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse description: Hercules seated right on cuirass holding club which rests on shield, and Victory
Reverse inscription: COS [III]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : II p. 358, no. 149
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon Area
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