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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-781F2D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A silver Roman denarius of Macrinus (AD 217-218), dating to the period AD 217-218 (Reece period 10). FELICITAS TEMPORVM reverse type depicting Felicitas standing front, head left, holding short caduceus and sceptre. As BMC p. 496, no. 9; RIC IV.2, p. 10, no. 62.

Weight: 3g

Diameter: 17.8mm

Thickness: 2.28mm

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 217
Date to: Exactly AD 218

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.28 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 29th October 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Macrinus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Reverse description: Felicitas standing left holding short caduceus and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: FELECITAS-TEMPORVM
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
RIC Identifier: RIC IV Macrinus 62b
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: The Common

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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