Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-7CBB1D
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman silver denarius of Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), dating to the period c.AD 162-163 (Reece period 8). PROV DEOR TR P III COS II reverse type depicting Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. As RIC III, p. 253, no. 491.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 162
Date to: Circa AD 163
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 18 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 24th April 2015 - Friday 24th April 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Lucius Verus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare head right
Obverse inscription: IMP L VERVS AVG
Reverse description: Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: PROV DEOR TR P III COS II
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SK9980
Four figure Latitude: 53.30769963
Four figure longitude: -0.51569156
1:25K map: SK9980
1:10K map: SK98SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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