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Unique ID: PUBLIC-D95088
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman denarius, probably a silver plated copy, hybrid with an obverse of Vespasian and a reverse proper to Domitian dating to AD 81 (Reece Period 4). Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIA[NVS AVG], laureate head right. Reverse: [TR P COS VII] DES VIII P P, Thunderbolt on draped throne.
A similar hybrid, with an obverse of Titus, is listed in the 1926 edition of RIC II as no. 226. In the revised 2007 edition of RIC II (Pt.1), it has been removed and described as a plated hybrid (see p. 366).
Thickness: 1.87 mm; Weight: 2.75 g; Diameter: 17.6 mm.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 81
Date to: Circa AD 96
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.87 mm
Weight: 2.75 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th December 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Vespasian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 4 [69-96]
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: IMP CAESAR VESPASIA[NVS AVG]
Reverse description: Thunderbolt on draped throne
Reverse inscription: [TR P COS VII] DES VIII P P
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Probably
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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