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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-416422
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Roman Silver Republican denarius, 89 BC. 14mm in diameter. The obverse shows a bearded bust of King Tatius, with the inscription SABIN running downwards to the left. The reverse shows a very faint outline of a chariot and four horses.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: 89 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.26 g
Diameter: 14 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bearded head of King Tatius, facing right
Obverse inscription: SABIN (behind the bust, reading downwards)
Reverse description: very faint outline of a chariot and four horses
Reverse inscription: Illegible (but L TITVRI in exergue)
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Sheepy (Civil Parish)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, M.H. | 1975 | Roman Republican Coinage | Cambridge | Cambridge University Press | 353 | 344/?3 |
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