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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-10D193
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus in honour of Divus Antoninus Pius, AD138-192 (Reece period 8). Reverse legend reads DIVO PIO. Reverse shows altar-enclosure, with double panelled door and horns visible above. See Sear, D.R. Roman Coins and their values: Vol.II. 2002 p.335, no.5196. See RIC 441.
Obverse legend reads DIVVS/ANTONINVS. Obverse shows bare head right. Die axis is 6 o'clock, weight is 3.02g, diameter is 16.85mm, thickness is 2.61mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 192
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.61 mm
Weight: 3.02 g
Diameter: 16.85 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 25th March 2013 - Monday 29th April 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare head right
Obverse inscription: DIVVS/ANTONINVS
Reverse description: Altar-enclosure, with double panelled door and horns visible above
Reverse inscription: DIVO PIO
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: East Cambridgeshire District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
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