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Unique ID: IOW-2F9085
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman copper-alloy as of Antoninus Pius dating to the period AD 154-155 (Reece period 7). Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 142, no. 934.
Obverse: [ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII]; Laureate head right
Reverse: [BRITANNIA COS IIII, S C]; Britannia seated left on rock, head propped on right hand, left hand on rock; to left round shield and vexillum
Diameter: 21.5mm. Weight: 5.91g. DA=12:6.
Notes:
This is a Coin of British Association, struck at Rome apparently for exclusive issue in Britain. See Walker, Coins from the Sacred Spring at Bath, pp. 294 & 297-8, nos. 73-122 & 136-288.
Coin of British Association: Antoninus Britannia
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 154
Date to: Exactly AD 155
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.91 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th October 2012
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Other reference: IOW2012-4-378
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: [ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left on rock, head propped on right hand, left hand on rock; to left round shield and vexillum
Reverse inscription: [BRITANNIA COS IIII, S C]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Walker, D. | 1988 | The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath, Volume 2: The Finds from the Sacred Spring | Oxford | Oxford University Committee for Archaeology: Monograph No 16 | pp. 294 & 297-8, nos. 73-122 & 136-288 |