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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-77E923
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Silver denarius of Mark Anthony. Obverse: [ANT AVG] above and [III VIR R P C] below; gally right. Reverse: [LEG ]; Legionary eagle between two standards. 30-31BC.
Dimensions: 18mm in diameter, 2.60g.
These coins were struck by Mark Antony for the use of his fleet and legions when he was preparing for the struggle with Octavius, which culminated in the Battle of Actium on the 2nd of September, 31 BC (Grueber, 1970, 526). Some legionary denarii remained in circulation until the 3rd century AD.
Denarii of Mark Antony were slightly debased. Therefore, they survived the various debasements from the reign of Nero onwards. It is not unusual to find worn Mark Antony denarii in 3rd century hoards - for example, there were 260 such coins in the Shapwick hoard of 9,238 silver denarii found in Somerset in 1998. There is one example in the Knutsford Hoard, 2012 T406.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 32 BC
Date to: Circa 31 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2016 - Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Aughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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