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COIN
Unique ID: BM-F5A807
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy as of Nero dating to the period 64 to 68 AD (Reece period 3). SC reverse type depicting Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed SPQR. Mint unknown. RIC, p157, No. 35.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 64
Date to: Exactly AD 68
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS 1645
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Nero
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 3 [54-68]
Obverse description: Head left
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Victory flying left, holding shield inscribed SPQR
Reverse inscription: [S C]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p157 | No. 35 |
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