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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-53E645
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-138), dating to AD 134-8 (Reece period 6). Mint of Rome. Reverse: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left. RIC II, p. 370, n. 256
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 134
Date to: Circa AD 138
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.99 g
Diameter: 17 mm
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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: Hadrian
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: bust facing right
Obverse inscription: HADRIANVS AVGCOSIIIPP
Reverse description: Moneta standing left with scales and cornucopia
Reverse inscription: MONETA AVG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Leicestershire
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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