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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-637608

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy as, probably of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61), dating to AD 154-5 (Reece Period 7), probably BRITANNIA COS III S C, Britannia seated left. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 142, no. 934. The irregular flan shape and style of seated figure do support this attribution. This is one of the most common 'Coins of British Association' listed by David Walker in the report on the coins from the Sacred Spring at Bath (Walker 1988, pp. 297-8, no. 73 passim).

Weight: 6.6g

Thickness: 3mm

Diameter: 24.5mm

Notes:

Coin of British Association: Antoninus Britannia

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 154
Date to: Circa AD 155

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 6.6 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th April 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate (head) right
Obverse inscription: Probably {ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII]
Reverse description: Probably: Britannia seated left on rocks, holding right arm to head; to left, eagle-tipped sceptre(?)
Reverse inscription: Probably: [BRITANNIA COS IIII, S C]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
RIC Identifier: RIC III Antoninus Pius 934
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : III p. 142, cf. no. 934
Bath : pp. 297-8, cf. no. 73 passim

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Wimpole

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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