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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-93ACA8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A plated contemporary copy of a silver Roman denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to the period AD 112-117 (Reece period 5). DIVVS PATER TRAIAN reverse type depicting Trajan senior seated left holding patera and sceptre. Copying a prototype of the mint of Rome. cf. RIC II, p. 261, no. 252.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 112
Date to: Circa AD 117

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.94 g
Diameter: 18.89 mm

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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: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP TRAIANVS AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
Reverse description: Trajan senior seated left holding patera and sceptre
Reverse inscription: DIVVS PATER TRAIAN
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : II p. 261, cf. no. 252

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: East Yorkshire

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Archaeological Fieldwalking & Metal-Detecting Survey
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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

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