NARC-02FF35: Denarius of Commodus, obverse

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-02FF35

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A 2nd century Roman silver denarius of Commodus

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 192
Date to: AD 192

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 16.8 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: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Emperor laureate facing right
Obverse inscription: [L AEL AV]REL COMM AVG P FEL
Reverse description: Female deity standing left holding a standard. Star in field left
Reverse inscription: PM TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII [PP]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6064
Four figure Latitude: 52.27089
Four figure longitude: -1.122129
1:25K map: SP6064
1:10K map: SP66SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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