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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-CE9E63
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Original record: Silver Roman Republican denarius, with probable winged helmeted head of Roma facing right on obverse, and Dioscuri (heavenly twins Castor and Pollux) on the reverse depicting two horseman galloping right and ROMA in exergue below. Cf. RRC 57/2
Date range is 211-145 BC. See BERK-65D307 which is dated to c.207 BC.
Finds Adviser comment:
Silver denarius of the Republican or Early Imperial periods, c. 211 BC - AD 64. There appears to be an obverse inscription and bust / head right. The reverse appears illegible.
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 211 BC
Date to: Circa 145 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th June 2016 - Tuesday 7th 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
Obverse description: winged helmeted head of Roma facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible and missing
Reverse description: two horseman galloping right
Reverse inscription: ROMA in exergue
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
- RRC : 57/2
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ludgvan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW4933
Four figure Latitude: 50.14382404
Four figure longitude: -5.51443119
1:25K map: SW4933
1:10K map: SW43NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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