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COIN
Unique ID: SF-951EDF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete silver plated copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman denarius of Maximinus I (AD 235-8), dating to the period AD 235-8 (Reece Period 11). VICTORIA AVG reverse type, depicting Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. The reverse type is copied from a coin of another emperor as Victory only advances right on coins of Maximinus I (eg RIC IV, pt 2, p. 141, no. 16)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 235
Date to: Exactly AD 238
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WH 005
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Maximinus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 11 [222-238]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped bust right
Obverse inscription: [IMP MA]XIMINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse description: Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm
Reverse inscription: VICTO[RIA] AVG
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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