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COIN
Unique ID: ASHM-DA9D18
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Roman denarius of Caracalla (AD 198-217), dating to the period AD 200. Reece Period 10. PONTIF TR P III reverse type, minted in Rome. RIC IV, pt.1, 30a.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 200
Date to: Exactly AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD009
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Caracalla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Obverse description: Laureate, cuirassed, draped bust r.
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse description: Sol standing front, head l, holding globe and spear.
Reverse inscription: PONTIF TR P III
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : IV, pt.1 30a
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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