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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-02F005
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman copper-alloy sestertius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to the period c.AD 139 (Reece period 7). PARTHIA COS II, S C reverse type depicting Parthia, wearing short tunic and cloak, standing left holding crown on right hand and resting left on quiver and bow set on ground. Mint of Rome. As RIC III, p. 105, no. 586.
Cf. BMC Vol IV, p.190, pl.27, fig.1, no.1191
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 139
Date to: Circa AD 139
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 16.15 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd April 2019 - Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head of Antoninus facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Parthia, wearing short tunic and cloak, standing left holding crown on right hand and resting left on quiver and bow set on ground
Reverse inscription: [PARTHIA] COS II, S C
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
RIC Identifier: RIC III Antoninus Pius 586
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- BMC : IV, no.1191
- RIC : III p. 105, no. 586
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Just (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW3629
Four figure Latitude: 50.10228068
Four figure longitude: -5.69322541
1:25K map: SW3629
1:10K map: SW39NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G. | 1976 | Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | p.190, pl.27, fig.1 | no.1191 |
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