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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-857176

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Roman denarius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, (AD 139-161) dating to AD 160 (Reece period 7). TR POT XIIII COS II DESIG III reverse type depicting Mars standing facing, head left, resting on spear and shield. Mint of Rome.

Sear 4798, RIC III, p91, number 486.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 160
Date to: Circa AD 160

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd April 2018

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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: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust, right.
Obverse inscription: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F
Reverse description: Mars standing facing, head left, resting on spear and shield.
Reverse inscription: TR POT XIIII COS II DESIG III
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Great Bedwyn (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2962
Four figure Latitude: 51.35633748
Four figure longitude: -1.58491565
1:25K map: SU2962
1:10K map: SU26SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Updated: 4 years ago

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