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Unique ID: LEIC-E9F1A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
5 Roman silver denarii, numbered as images to right...
1 P. Plautius Hypsaeus
RRC 420/1
O
head of Neptune right trident behind
P YPSAE S C
70BC
R
Jupiter in Quadriga CEPIT behind
CEPIT //
C YPSAE COS / PRIV in ex.
4 Vespasian
RIC 356
O
right facing laureate bust
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
72-3
R
Augurate emblems, sprinkler, jug, lituus and simpulum
AVGVR TRI POT
3 Flavian
O
right facing laureate bust - possibly Vespasian
69-81
?
R
standing figure?
2 Antoninus Pius
O
right facing laureate bust
ANTONINVS[..] VG
138-161
?
R
seated female right with cornucopia?
TR[...]C
5 Faustina I (deified)
?
O
bust right
DIVA FAVSTINA
147-
R
Ceres or Aeternitas standing left, raising hand & holding torch.
AVGV-STA
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T30
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 70 BC
Date to: Circa AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 5
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2012T30
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Bitteswell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5085
Four figure Latitude: 52.46066582
Four figure longitude: -1.26554033
1:25K map: SP5085
1:10K map: SP58NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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