NMS-08D7E4: Roman coin : plated denarius of Vitellius

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COIN

Unique ID: NMS-08D7E4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of a silver-plated imitation of a denarius of Vitellius, reverse [...]XERCITVVM, clasped hands, weight 1.32g, c.AD69-100

Notes:

This is another example of a plated denarius of Vitellius from Norfolk. Several have previously been recorded from the county, including two struck from the same obverse die, and it seems likely that a local workshop was active in their production

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 69
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th September 2015 - Wednesday 14th October 2015

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 29308
Other reference: AMD102015

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Vitellius
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Clasped hands
Reverse inscription: [...]XERCITVVM
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Bracon Ash (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG1600
Four figure Latitude: 52.55495269
Four figure longitude: 1.18481693
1:25K map: TG1600
1:10K map: TG10SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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