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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-A90462
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy dupondius, possibly of Nerva (AD 96-98), Reece period 5, radiate small head facing right with kinked ribbon tails on obverse and standing figure holding drapery in left hand by hip on reverse which is like the LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C reverse type referenced below.
Cf. BMC III, p.22, pl.6, fig.6, no.126
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 96
Date to: Exactly AD 98
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 5.57 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th April 2017 - Monday 17th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4f
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Nerva
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: radiate head facing right with kinked ribbon tails
Obverse inscription: missing
Reverse description: standing female figure holding drapery in left hand by hip
Reverse inscription: missing
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Levan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW3723
Four figure Latitude: 50.04887351
Four figure longitude: -5.6751472
1:25K map: SW3723
1:10K map: SW33SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G. | 1976 | Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | p.22, pl.6, fig.6 | no.126 |
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