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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-FEB022
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver-plated contemporary copy of a Denarius of Maximinus I. AD235-238, prototype dating to AD 236 (Reece Period 11). Reverse legend reads SALVS AVGVSTI. Reverse shows Salus seated left feeding snake at altar. Prototype Mint of Rome. See RIC IV, pt.2, p.141, cf. no.14.
Obverse shows Laureate bust right. Obverse legend reads IMP MAXIM[...]. Die axis is 5 o'clock, weight is 2.13g, diameter is 19.9mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 236
Date to: Circa AD 236
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.13 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th September 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Maximinus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 11 [222-238]
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP MAXIM[...]
Reverse description: Salus seated left feeding snake at altar
Reverse inscription: SALVS AVGVSTI
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : IV, pt 2 p. 141, cf. no. 14
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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