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COIN

Unique ID: SF-8EDB57

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman silver denarius of Caracalla. Reverse type probably datable to AD 201-206. Broken areas around the edge and patches of corrosion - probably low quality silver rather than a plated coin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 201
Date to: AD 206

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's ref 28

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Caracalla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [A]NTONINVS [PI]VS AVG
Reverse description: Dea Caelestis riding lion springing to right
Reverse inscription: INDVLG[E]NTIA AVGG / [IN]CAR[TH] (in ex)
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Possibly

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Ixworth, Suffolk

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G.	1976	Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum	London	British Museum Press	208	cf 280

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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