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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E2BAA8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman Republican silver denarius of the moneyer Mn. Acilius Glabrio dating to c.49 BC (Reece Period 1). MN ACILIVS III VIR. VALETV reverse depicting Valetudo (Salus) standing left, leaning against column and holding snake. Minted at Rome.
Crawford 442/1a. The obverse image does suggest that the coin might be a plated copy, but only inspection of the coin could determine this for certain.
Notes:
Measurements kindly supplied by finder and photograph by club member, coin not seen in person.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 49 BC
Date to: Circa 49 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd October 2016 - Sunday 23rd October 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
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head of Salus right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Valetudo (Salus) standing left, leaning against column and holding snake
Reverse inscription: MN ACILI[VS] III VIR. VALETV
Republican moneyer: Acilius, Mn.
RRC Identifier: RRC 442/1a
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RRC : 442/1a
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Burlescombe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST0614
Four figure Latitude: 50.9177787
Four figure longitude: -3.33860647
1:25K map: ST0614
1:10K map: ST01SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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