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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-171079
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-138) Reece Period 6. Reverse type: PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS. Depicting Pax left holding branch and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. RIC. Vol II no. 12.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 117
Date to: Exactly AD 138
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.71 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Diameter: 19.07 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th August 2015 - Sunday 30th August 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: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [IMP CAES TRAIAN H]ADRIANO AVG DIV TRA
Reverse description: Pax standing left holding branch and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: [PART]H F DIVI NE[R NEP] P M TR P COS
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: North Warwickshire (District)
Parish or ward: Middleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1798
Four figure Latitude: 52.57955073
Four figure longitude: -1.75055595
1:25K map: SP1798
1:10K map: SP19NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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