Record ID: SOM-F48FA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman base silver denarius of Plautilla dating to the period AD 202 to 205 (Reece period 10). VENVS VICTRIX type with a reverse depicting Venus bare to waist, standing left, holding apple and palm and resting left elbow on shield: at her feet left Cupid. Minted at Rome. RIC IV, part 1, no. 369. Two small spots of copper-alloy corrosion product on the edge could be explained by the fact that denarii of this period only had about 50% silver.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
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