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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-33CBF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver Roman Republican denarius of L. Rubrius Dossenius, Rome, 87 BC (diameter: 18mm; thickness: 0.8mm; weight: 2.90g). The coin is in a poor condition with particular wear on the reverse.
Reference: Michael H. Crawford; 'Roman Republican Coinage' Parts I & II; 1974, pages 362-3, plate XLV, Ref no 348/1.
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 87 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th May 2004
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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: Laureate head of Jupiter bearing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Triumphal quadriga bearing right
Reverse inscription: [...]R[...]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Republican moneyer: Rubrius Dossenus, L.
RRC Identifier: RRC 348/1
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Shenstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, M.H. | 1975 | Roman Republican Coinage | Cambridge | Cambridge University Press | pages 362-3; plate XLV | Ref no 348/1 |
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