BM-52B307: Roman coin: sestertius of Commodus

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COIN

Unique ID: BM-52B307

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Commodus (AD 175-192) dating to the period AD 187-188 (Reece period 9). Reverse type depicting Salus seated left feeding out of a patera a snake around an altar. Mint of Rome. As BMC no. 617.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 187
Date to: Circa AD 188

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.04 g
Diameter: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1985

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: M COMMODVS ANT-P FELIX[]
Reverse description: Salus seated left feeding out of a patera a snake around an altar
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Fenland (District)
To be known as: Stonea Grange

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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