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Unique ID: WAW-F87CE5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Roman denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to the period AD 103-111 (Reece period 5). S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI reverse type depicting Dacia seated right in mournful attitude on shield with curved sword below. Mint of Rome. As RIC II, p. 258, no. 218.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 103
Date to: Circa AD 111
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 17.83 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Sunday 1st July 2012
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Other reference: Finders Reference: NAGL186A
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
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 bust right, drapery on left shoulder
Obverse inscription: [IMP TRAIA]NO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
Reverse description: Dacia seated in a mournful attitude, on a shield with a curved sword below.
Reverse inscription: S P Q R OPTIMO [PRIN]CIPI
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
RIC Identifier: RIC II Trajan 218
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SP1121
Four figure Latitude: 51.887451
Four figure longitude: -1.84158
1:25K map: SP1121
1:10K map: SP12SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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