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COIN
Unique ID: SF-1E9005
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver plated copper alloy Roman denarius of Antoninus Pius, dating to the period AD 138-61 (Reece period 7). FELICITAS AVG reverse type, depicting Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 138
Date to: Exactly AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.05 mm
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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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: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS PP TR P COS III
Reverse description: Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: FELICITAS AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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