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Unique ID: BH-0643FA
Object type certainty: Certain
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A plated copy of a silver denarius of Geta dating to the period AD 203 to 208 (Reece period 10). VOTA PVBLICA reverse type depicting Geta standing left sacrificing out of patera over tripod and holding roll. As Mint of Rome. cf. RIC IV, Pt I, p. 321, no. 57.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 203
Date to: Circa AD 208
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Geta
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped bust, head bare, right
Obverse inscription: P SEPTIMI[VS] GETA CAES
Reverse description: Geta standing left sacrificing out of patera over tripod and holding roll
Reverse inscription: VOTA [PVBL]ICA
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL4440
Four figure Latitude: 52.03970566
Four figure longitude: 0.09807769
1:25K map: TL4440
1:10K map: TL44SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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