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COIN
Unique ID: BM-771D0A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver denarius of Galba (AD 68-69), dating to AD 68 (Reece Period 4). Reverse: HISPANIA, bust of Hispania right. Spanish mint. RIC I (revised edition), p. 232, no. 2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 68
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.35 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: I3C 15/0611
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Galba
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 3 [54-68]
Mint or issue place: Spain
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Galba in military dress riding left, right arm raised
Obverse inscription: GALBA-IMP
Reverse description: Hispania bust, laureate and draped right; two Javelins behind; round shield below; two corn-ears in front
Reverse inscription: HISPANIA
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
RIC Identifier: RIC I (second edition) Galba 2
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : I (revised) p. 232, no. 2
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Near Alconbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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