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COIN
Unique ID: BM-9B3FC9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Plated silver contemporary copy of a denarius of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), dating to c. 15-13 BC (Reece Period 1). Reverse prototype: IMP X ACT, Apollo Citharoedus standing left holding plectrum and lyre. Prototype from mint of Lyon. RIC I (revised edition), p. 52, no. 171a.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 15 BC
Date to: Circa 13 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.21 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1995 - Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders reference: Bag H, no. 261
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Augustus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Head right
Obverse inscription: [AVGVSTVS] DIVI F
Reverse description: Apollo Citharoedus standing left, holding plectrum and lyre
Reverse inscription: [IMP] - [X] in field; ACT in exergue
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
RIC Identifier: RIC I (second edition) Augustus 171A
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Hertsmere (District)
To be known as: Aldenham region
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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