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COIN

Unique ID: SF-03609A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver plated copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman nummus of Geta, dating to the period AD 199-202 (Reece period 10). NOBILITAS reverse type, depicting Nobilitas standing right holding sceptre and palladium.

RIC IV, no.13a

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 199
Date to: Circa AD 202

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.21 mm
Weight: 2.17 g
Diameter: 19.31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's ref: 12

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Geta
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Unclear laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [P SE]PT [GETA CA]ES PO[NT]
Reverse description: Nobilitas standing right holding sceptre and palladium
Reverse inscription: [N]OBI-LITAS
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet

Spatial coordinates

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Updated: 4 years ago

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