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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-598E05
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A denarius of Antoninus Pius dating to the period AD 147 to 148. COS IIII reverse depicting Salus feeding snake. Rome mint. Die axis is 6 o'clock, diameter is 17.68mm, weight is 2.0g. RIC III, p. 46, no. 167
Notes:
Recorded at St Neots and District Artefact Club on the 29/03/2011. The uneven surface of the coin and its weight may suggest that this is a contemporary copy.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 147
Date to: Circa AD 148
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 17.68 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - Monday 28th February 2011
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Materials and construction
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XI
Reverse description: Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar and holding rudder on globe
Reverse inscription: COS IIII
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 46, no. 167
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Biggleswade Area
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