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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-A76981
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A silver plated copper-alloy contemporary copy of a denarius of Trajan, AD98-117 (Reece period 5). This coin is copying a coin minted in Rome, post AD103. Reverse fields and exergue read: / //DAC CAP. Reverse legend reads COS V PP (S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC). See RIC II, p.250, c.f.no.96.
Obverse shows laureate bust right. Reverse shows Dacian seated right on arms. Condition is very fine. Die axis is c.9 o'clock, weight is 2.36g, diameter is 19.27mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 103
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.36 g
Diameter: 19.27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005 - Monday 28th February 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]G GER DAC [...]
Reverse description: Dacian seated right on arms
Reverse inscription: COS V P P (S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC)
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: DAC CAP
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire Area
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