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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-02D564
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copy of a silver denarius of Nerva dating to the period 96 to 98 AD (Reece period 4). Illegible reverse type depicting Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. RIC II, p223, no. 4.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 97
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.72 mm
Thickness: 2.41 mm
Weight: 1.62 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS1615
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Nerva
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Obverse description: Head right
Obverse inscription: CAES AVG PM
Reverse inscription: illeg.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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