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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-C22674

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy sestertius, possibly of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61) (Reece Period 7). The reverse might be [LIBE]R?[ALITAS AVGV], Liberalitas standing left holding corncucopiae (and coin-shaker?). Mint of Rome. BMC IV, plate 41, no. 2 for possible reverse type.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Royal Cornwall Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 161

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 21.11 g
Diameter: 32 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 1994 - Friday 31st March 1995

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: coin no.33

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: (Laureate) head right
Obverse inscription: [ ... ]
Reverse description: Possibly Liberalitas standing left holding cornucopiae (and coin-shaker)
Reverse inscription: Possibly [LIBE](R)[ALITAS S C]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Maker-with-Rame (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX4250
Four figure Latitude: 50.32869288
Four figure longitude: -4.22119839
1:25K map: SX4250
1:10K map: SX40NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found in a field with an assemblage of Roman coins.
Current location: Royal Cornwall Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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