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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6F9071
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy coin, a heavily corroded sestertius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to AD 103-111 (Reece Period 5), [AQVA TRAIANA, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C], River God under arched grotto. Mint of Rome. RIC II, p. 278, no. 463.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 103
Date to: Circa AD 111
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.36 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2010.34.3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head or bust right
Obverse inscription: [IMP CAES NErVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V PP
Reverse description: River god reclining lfet under under arched grotto, left arm resting on urn, right hand holding reed
Reverse inscription: [AQVA TRAIANA, S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, S C]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
RIC Identifier: RIC II Trajan 463 (sestertius)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : II p. 278, no. 463
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