SUR-181247: Roman coin: Denarius of Trajan

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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-181247

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A silver Roman denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to the period AD 112-117 (Reece period 5). PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R reverse type depicting Virtus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium in left. Mint of Rome. As BMC, p. 122, no. 631; cf. RIC II, p. 267, no. 327.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 112
Date to: Circa AD 117

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 18.84 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th December 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 17-200

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate (and draped?) bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]OPTIM A[...]
Reverse description: Virtus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium in left
Reverse inscription: PARTHICO [P M TR P] COS VI P P S P Q R
RIC Identifier: RIC II Trajan 327
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Beal (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5323
Four figure Latitude: 53.70075355
Four figure longitude: -1.19869101
1:25K map: SE5323
1:10K map: SE52SW
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

References cited

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

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