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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-008721
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman copper alloy As of Hadrian dating to AD119 (Reece period 6). Reverse type PONT.MAX.TR.POT.COS.III.S.C. Britannia seated facing right, foot on rock, resting head on right hand and holding sceptre, large shield to right. RIC II p 412, no. 577a; BMC 1174; Walker, p. 291, nos. 1-39, pl. XXXI.
This is a Coin of British Association, 39 examples being found in the Sacred Spring at Bath (Walker, 1988, Bath Coin Report, p. 291).
Notes:
Coin of British Association: Hadrian Britannia
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 119
Date to: Exactly AD 119
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.74 g
Diameter: 25.57 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2017 - Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Receipt no. 017381
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head facing right
Obverse inscription: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN[...]-HADRIAN[VS AVG]
Reverse description: Britannia seated facing right, foot on rock, resting head on right hand and holding sceptre, large shield to right.
Reverse inscription: PONT MAX-[TR POT COS III S C] / BRITANNIA (in exergue)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
RIC Identifier: RIC II Hadrian 577A
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : II 577a
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Powerstock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, D. | 1988 | The Temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath, Volume 2: The Finds from the Sacred Spring | Oxford | Oxford University Committee for Archaeology: Monograph No 16 |
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