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COIN
Unique ID: SF-F3FF40
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver Roman republican denarius issued by P. Sulpicius Galba, during the year 69 BC. Knife, simpulum and ornamented axe; ÆD CVR in field, P GALB in ex. reverse type.
Cr406/1; Syd 838.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 69 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.47 mm
Weight: 2.67 g
Diameter: 19.07 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Veiled head of Vesta right, S. C behind.
Reverse description: Knife, culullus, and axe, AE--CVR across field, P. GALB in
exergue.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Sulpicius Galba, P.
RRC Identifier: RRC 406/1
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Thurston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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