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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-5BDC55

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Silver denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to AD 103-111 (Reece Period 5). Reverse: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Spes walking left holding flower. Mint of Rome. RIC II, p. 253, no. 127.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 103
Date to: Circa AD 111

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 2 mm
Weight: 3.11 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th November 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head left, with drapery on left shoulder
Obverse inscription: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P
Reverse description: Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand
Reverse inscription: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
RIC Identifier: RIC II Trajan 127
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : II p. 253, no. 127

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Dumbleton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0336
Four figure Latitude: 52.02241099
Four figure longitude: -1.95769116
1:25K map: SP0336
1:10K map: SP03NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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