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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-182AFD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A very worn and broken Roman denarius, dating from the 1st to the 3rd century AD. About half of the coin is missing, with only one part of the edge still attached. On the obverse is a laureate bust right, and on the reverse is a figure standing left, with the left arm raised.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.1 mm
Width: 11.1 mm
Weight: 0.55 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th February 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4811

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Reverse description: Figure standing left, left arm raised
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hanslope (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8148
Four figure Latitude: 52.12438686
Four figure longitude: -0.81825865
1:25K map: SP8148
1:10K map: SP84NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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