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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-B8FCA4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver denarius of Trajan, dating from AD 114 - 117. Obverse features a bust of the emperor laureate, reverse a standing robed figure (personification of Arabia) holding a bundle of canes in her left hand - a camel is stood at her feet on her right. Inscribed O: [IMP] TRAIANO AVG [GER DAC PM TRP]/R: COS V [PP SPQR OPTIMO PRINC].

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 114
Date to: Circa AD 117

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 17.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Saturday 1st January 2000

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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]
Obverse description: Bust of laureate emperor Trajan.
Obverse inscription: [IMP] TRAIANO AVG [GER DAC PM TRP]
Reverse description: Robed standing female figure (Arabia personified), bearing a bundle of canes in her left hand. A camel stands at her feet.
Reverse inscription: COS V [PP SPQR OPTIMO PRINC]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
RIC Identifier: RIC II Trajan 142 (denarius)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Thornbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST6588
Four figure Latitude: 51.58975659
Four figure longitude: -2.50660522
1:25K map: ST6588
1:10K map: ST68NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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