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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-5CAD57

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Silver denarius of Septimius Severus (AD 193 - 211), dating to AD 203 (Reece Period 10), Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right. Reverse: P M TR P XI COS III P P, Fortuna, seated left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 1, p. 116, no. 189b. 4 g. 22 mm. Almost Very Fine. The image suggests that the coin might be a plated copy but only inspection of the coin could confirm this.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: bletsoe
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 203
Date to: Exactly AD 203

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd October 2016

Personal details

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Septimius Severus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: SEVERVS PIVS AVG
Reverse description: Fortuna seated left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: P M TR P XI COS III P P
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Possibly

Coin references

  • RIC : IV, pt 1 p. 116, no. 189b

Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: TL 02355 59184

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: metal detecting find
Current location: bletsoe
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

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

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