WMID-CDA526: The obverse of a struck/ hammered silver denarius of Augustus, minted in Lyon between 11-10 BC.

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Unique ID: WMID-CDA526

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A struck/ hammered silver denarius of Augustus, minted in Lugdunum (Lyon) between 11-10 BC (diameter: 16.9mm; thickness: 1.6mm; weight: 3.06g). The coin is slightly worn but in a fair condition with much of the detail surviving.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post 11 BC
Date to: Ante 10 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 3.06 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd October 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Augustus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: AVGVSTVS DIVIF
Reverse description: A bull butting left.
Reverse inscription: [ ]MP XII

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Denstone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1041
Four figure Latitude: 52.966271
Four figure longitude: -1.85256
1:25K map: SK1041
1:10K map: SK14SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A.	1930	Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus	London	Spink and Son Ltd	Plate 4	Ref no 189a

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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