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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-17A975
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver denarius of Trajan, Rome, reverse COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, DAC CAP in exergue, Dacian seated left, mourning, weight 2.93g, RIC II, 98, AD103-11
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 103
Date to: Exactly AD 111
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2012 - Monday 7th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 57000
Other reference: ECKW012013
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate head right, drapery at far shoulder
Obverse inscription: [...]TRAIANO AVG GER[...]
Reverse description: Dacian seated left
Reverse inscription: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Stow Bedon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9794
Four figure Latitude: 52.508286
Four figure longitude: 0.9014
1:25K map: TL9794
1:10K map: TL99SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland, C.H.V. and Carson, R.A.G. | Roman Imperial Coinage | London | Spink and Son |
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