WMID-A5FB34: The obverse of a silver struck/ hammered denarius, minted in Rome by L. Caesius in 112 or 111 BC.

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-A5FB34

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A struck/ hammered silver denarius of L. Caesi, minted at Rome in 112 or 111 BC (diameter: 22.1mm; thickness: 0.8mm; weight: 3.14g). Apollo is represented on the obverse with a monogram to the right depicting possibly 'Ap' (Crawford, 1974, page 312, ref no 298). The reverse depicts Lares Praestites seated facing with a dog in between. The bust of Vulcan with tongs over shoulder is just visible above the figures, as is part of the inscription below. The coin is slightly worn but in a fair condition.

Michael H Craford, 1974, 'Roman Republican Coinage I & II', page 312 & plate XL, ref no 298/1.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post 112 BC
Date to: Ante 111 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 3.14 g
Diameter: 22.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th August 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust of Apollo seen from behind, with head turned to the left and with thunderbolt in right hand. On the right, there is a monogram possibly depicting 'Ap'. Surrounded by a border of dots.
Obverse inscription: None.
Reverse description: Lares Praestites seated facing, with dog betwen, each holding staff in left hand. Above, the bust of Vulcan with tongs over shoulder. An 'A' is still visible on the left of the figures.
Reverse inscription: [ ]CA[ ]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Longdon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK0713
Four figure Latitude: 52.714615
Four figure longitude: -1.897817
1:25K map: SK0713
1:10K map: SK01SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crawford, M.H.	1975	Roman Republican Coinage	Cambridge	Cambridge University Press	page 312 & plate XL	Ref no 298/1

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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