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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-2F5234
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), ROMANO RENOVA, Wolf and twins. Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly atttributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 512, no. 574var. RIC 574 has mintmark RXR. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Salisbury and South Witshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 286
Date to: AD 293
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.88 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 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: Carausius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 14 [275-296]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: IMP CARAVSIVS P AV
Reverse description: Wolf and twins, facing right
Reverse inscription: ROMANO RENOVA
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: -//RSR
Coin references
- RIC : V, pt 2 p. 512, no. 574var
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Teffont (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9832
Four figure Latitude: 51.087311
Four figure longitude: -2.029932
1:25K map: ST9832
1:10K map: ST93SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | p.512 | 572 var |
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