Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-6CCF47
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver denarius, probably of Gordian III (AD 238-244), Reece period 12, but the reverse has worn away so that the type cannot be identified. The coin has subsequently been damaged so that it can be seen in cross-section and the silver core is visible within the darker layers of corrosion.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 238
Date to: Circa AD 244
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.67 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2015 - Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Gordian III
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 12 [238-260]
Obverse description: laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: too worn to see any details
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW3623
Four figure Latitude: 50.04843072
Four figure longitude: -5.68908543
1:25K map: SW3623
1:10K map: SW33SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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