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COIN
Unique ID: SF-27CF4E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver Roman republican denarius of the moneyer M Volteius, dating to the period c.78 BC (Reece period 1). M·VOLTEI·M·F reverse type depicting the Capitoline temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus with thunderbolt on pediment. Mint of Rome. As RRC, p. 399, no. 385/1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 78 BC
Date to: Circa 78 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.93 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 17.76 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2015
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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
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head of Jupiter right
Reverse description: Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus with closed doors; thunderbolt on pediment
Reverse inscription: M·VOLTEI·M·F
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Republican moneyer: Volteius, M.
RRC Identifier: RRC 385/1
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RRC : p. 399, no. 385/1
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Ramsholt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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