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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-58D574

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy sestertius of Crispina, wife Commodus (AD 177-192), dating to the period AD 178-88 (Reece Period 9). SALVS reverse type depicting Salus seated left, feeding a snake coiled around altar from a patera in right hand, left arm resting on side of chair. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 442, no. 672b. BMC IV (p. cliv) suggests that this issue with the obverse legend CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG could have been struck early, in Marcus Aurelius' reign, c. AD 178-80. Crispina’s coinage was traditionally dated to c. AD 178-182, but more recent research suggests that she was probably not exiled to Capri until AD 188. Therefore, we date her coins to c. AD 178-188; although some coins, such as this one, probably date to AD 178-80, we cannot be sure which they are so all Crispina’s coins are assigned to Reece Period 9 (AD 180-192).The diameter is 28mm and the weight is 22.42g. The initial identification suggested that the coin might have been clipped.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 178
Date to: Exactly AD 188

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 22.42 g
Diameter: 28 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd August 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Crispina
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped bust right
Obverse inscription: [CRISPI]NA AVG IMP CO[MMODI AVG]
Reverse description: Salus seated left, feeding snake at altar
Reverse inscription: [SALVS S C]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Probably

Coin references

BMC : III p. 442, no. 672b

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Over

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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