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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-D75903

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn Roman debased silver denarius struck for Geta and dating to the period AD 209 - 212. Reece Period 10. FELICITAS PVBLICA reverse type, mint of Rome.

Notes:

Oxfordshire & West Berkshire PAS Record Sheet No: B471

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 209
Date to: Circa AD 212

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.72 g
Diameter: 18.99 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2017

Rally details.

This object was found at Detectival 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Geta
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: P SEPT GETA CAES [PONT]
Reverse description: Felicitas standing left with cornucopia and caduceus
Reverse inscription: FELICITAS PVBLICA
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
RIC Identifier: RIC IV Geta 1 (denarius)
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Leafield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3014
Four figure Latitude: 51.82382138
Four figure longitude: -1.56612665
1:25K map: SP3014
1:10K map: SP31SW
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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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