PUBLIC-4CD1C9: Republican Denarius of Mark Antony

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-4CD1C9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman Republican silver denarius struck by Mark Antony, dating to 32-31 BC (Reece Period 1), honouring Legio V: Galley / military standards. Struck at a Travelling Mint in the Aegean Sea region shortly before the Battle of Actium. RRC p. 540, no. 544/18.

These denarii are often found very worn, Because they were made from debased silver they were not hoarded at the time of issue. Therefore, they could remain in circulation for up to around 250 years.

Class: Roman
Sub class: Mark Antony

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly 32 BC
Date to: Exactly 31 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th June 2016 - Wednesday 29th June 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
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Moving with Republican issuer
Obverse description: Galley
Obverse inscription: ANT.AVG, III.VIR.R.P.C
Reverse description: Legionary Eagle between two standards
Reverse inscription: LEG V
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Republican moneyer: Antonius, M.
RRC Identifier: RRC 544/18
Status: Regular

Coin references

RRC : p. 540, no. 544/18

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Eshton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD9156
Four figure Latitude: 53.99995102
Four figure longitude: -2.13878618
1:25K map: SD9156
1:10K map: SD95NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Heathland

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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