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COIN

Unique ID: NARC1686

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A denarius of Commodus

Notes:

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Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 175
Date to: Ante AD 192

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.05 mm
Weight: 2.25 g
Diameter: 17.26 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Saturday 1st January 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Obverse description: laureate draped bust r with curly beard and hair
Obverse inscription: ---LAVRELCO-------

Reverse description: female fig holding staff and pileus standing l, star in field l
Reverse inscription: ------XVII COS VIIPP

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TITCHMARSH

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Seaby, H.A. Roman Silver Coins Seaby 240 288

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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