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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-3EB784
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Silver denarius of Caracalla, dating to AD 215 (Reece Period 10). Reverse: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Apollo standing left, holding branch and lyre on altar. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 1, p. 248, no. 254.
The diameter is 12mm, and the weight is 2.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 215
Date to: Exactly AD 215
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.3 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th November 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Caracalla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Reverse description: Apollo standing left, holding branch and lyre on altar
Reverse inscription: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : IV, part 1 p. 248, no. 254
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Delamere
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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