Record ID: FASAM-1B5923
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver siliqua (probably unclipped) of Julian as Augustus (AD 360-3 (Reece Period 18), VOTIS V MVLTIS X in wreath. Mint of Trier. RIC VIII, p 168, no. 365. Coin recorded with image kindly provided by the Finder.
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd March 2023
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Record ID: FASAM-C240C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14) Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed right Reverse: CONCORDIA MTLITVM; Clasped hands Mintmark: RSR 20mm; 4.15g RIC V, pt 2, - This is the third specimen of coin with this reverse type - all three coins share the same reverse die. Note that MILITVM is incorrectly spelt as MTLITVM. One is in Paris and the other was sold at UBS 78 (9 9 2008), lot 1928. This coin shares the same obverse die as the UBS piece.
Created on: Sunday 16th October 2022
Last updated: Sunday 16th October 2022
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Record ID: FASAM-C6A58B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), EXPECTA[TE VE]N(I), Britannia standing right, holding vertical sceptre, clasping hands of emperor, standing left, holding vertical sceptre. Mintmark - // (RSR).  There are possibly punctuation marks with the RSR mark. The coin is unusual style but is probably an official issue.  It is the ninth example of this coin which the author has recorded. The diameter is 18.8mm, the thickness is 1.2mm, weight is 3.0g
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2023
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Record ID: FASAM-397313
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), NE[VENTV]S? or NE[....] (AVG??), Emperor riding left, raising right hand and holding short sceptre. Mintmark - // O (O or W?). RIC V, pt 2 - It is quite possible that this is a base silver contemporary copy of an ADVENTVS AVG denarius of Carausius, a type which is common.  There is another similar coin with legend NEVENTVS NI[ ], and mintmark RSR, in the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge) which might share the same source - it also is a rather crude piece.  Both coins do need XRF analysis to determine silver content.&nb…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2022
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Record ID: FASAM-997218
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Clipped silver siliqua, probably of Gratian (AD 367-83), dating to AD 379-83 (Reece Period 20), VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated facing on throne, holding Victory on globe and spear. Probably Mint of Trier. RIC IX, p. 25, cf. no. 58a. Hoxne p. 141, cf. no. 425.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2022
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Record ID: FASAM-90E1AA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61), dating to AD 139 (Reece Period 7), probably [TR P / POT] COS II, Clasped hands holding caduceus. Mint of Rome. RIC III, pp. 31 and 32, cf. nos. 43 and 54(a). Coin identified from images kindly supplied by the Finder.
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
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Record ID: FASAM-8D99F8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Clipped silver siliqua, probably of Arcadius (AD 383-408), dating to c. 388-402 (Reece Period 21), probably VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and vertical spear (point downwards). Mint unclear, but possibly Milan. RIC IX, p. 83, cf. no. 32b and RIC X, p. 321, cf. no. 1227 Coin identified from images kindly supplied by the Finder.
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
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Record ID: FASAM-2621F9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Severus Alexander (AD 221-35), dating to c. AD 222-4 (Reece Period 11), Mint of Rome. BMC VI, p. 116, cf. no. 13 passim; RIC IV, pt 2, p. 72, cf. no. 19 passim Obv. IMP C M AVR SE[V ALEX]AND AVG; Laureate and draped bust right Rev. P M TR P [?] COS P P; Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
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Record ID: FASAM-1AC087
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Pertinax (AD 193) (Reece Period 10), VOT DECEN TR P COS II, Emperor, veiled, standing left, sacrificing with patera over tripod. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 1, p. 8, no. 13a. Pertinax only ruled for three months and his coins are subsequently rare. There are fifteen coins for him on the PAS Database with ten denarii from England. This is the second example of this coin recorded - see BERK-DF2625.
Created on: Tuesday 21st December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-8DF8F7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), Unattributed Mint. (3.22g) Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed right Rev. FELICITA AV; Felicitas standing left, holding branch (downwards) and cornucopiae. This is the third known specimen of this type in Sam Moorhead's corpus for a new RIC volume on Carausius and Allectus, the other two coins (one in the Ashmolean; the other Spink 8006, 27 3 2008, lot 1152) sharing the same dies as this coin. RIC V, pt 2 -
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 15th December 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-5F4EA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-38), dating to AD 130-8 (Reece Period 6), NILVS, Nilus reclining right, holding reed and cornucopiae; to right, hippo; below, crocodile. Mint of Rome. RIC II.3, p. 177, no. 1543.
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 30th November 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-164304
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14). Unattributed Mint. RIC V, pt 2 - Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed right Rev. EXPECTATE VENI; Britannia standing right, holding standard, clasping hands with emperor standing left, holding sceptre No mintmark There are only around 6 specimens of this general type without a mintmark; coins with RSR in the exergue are much more common. The obverse legend has not been recorded with this reverse type, although it appears on a number of other unmarked issues.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-0F7C16
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14). Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS P F A; Laureate bust left in consular robes, holding eagle-tipped sceptre Rev. VBERITAS AVG, Uberitas standing right, holding standard, clasping hands with emperor, standing left, holding spear Mintmark: - // RSR RIC V, pt 2, p. 513, no. 589; Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Cabinet, Vol IV, p. 272, no. 168 This is the fourth specimen of this coin in Sam Moorhead's corpus for the new RIC volume. All coins share the same dies.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-9866C8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy contemporary copy of a radiate of Postumus (AD 260-9) (Reece Period 13), [ ], possibly Salus standing left at altar holding vertical sceptre. There is no immediate prototype.
Created on: Friday 15th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th October 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-9800E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), dating to AD 202-210 (Reece Period 10), INDVLGENTIA AVGG, IN CARTH, Dea Caelestis riding right on lion, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. To right, water gushing from rock. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 1, p. 125, no. 266
Created on: Friday 15th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th October 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-C4F415
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Elagabalus (AD 218-222) (Reece Period 10), VICTORIA AVG, Victory flying left, holding diadem in both hands; on either side, a small shield. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 38, no. 161
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-C93A3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14) Obv. IMP CARAVSIVS F AVG; Laureate draped and cuirassed right Rev. FORTVN(reverse) - (A AVG); Fortuna seated left on wheel, holding rudder and cornucopiae In exergue: - // RSR RIC V, pt 2, p. 511, no. 567var. This is the third example of coin with a seated Fortuna on a silver denarius of Carausius. The other two specimens are of RIC 567 with the obverse IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AV. This coin, with the obverse legend IMP CARAVSIVS F AVG, is therefore a new variety. It is possible that the F in the obverse le…
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-C7C274
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-38), dating to AD 129-30 (Reece Period 6), SECVR PVB COS III P P, Securitas seated left, holding sceptre and cradling head with other hand. Mint of Rome. RIC II, pt 3, p. 150, no. 1126var. This is a previously unseen variant with Hadrian's head left.
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Saturday 25th September 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-0A32D0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A contemporary copy of a silver radiate of Herennia Etruscilla (wife of Trajan Decius), dating to c. AD 249-51 (Reece Period 12), [PA]X AVGG, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre; to left, modius with corn ears. RIC V, pt 3 - . The coin does not appear to be plated. The obverse is of good style with reasonable lettering. The reverse, however, has slightly crude lettering and the type with a modius at Pax's feet is not a recorded type for the period.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th September 2021
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Record ID: FASAM-F3CE2C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Commodus (AD 177-92), dating to AD 184-5 (Reece Period 9), SAEC FEL P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, setting shield, inscribed [VO DE], on palm. BMC IV, p. 719, no. 166; RIC III, p. 378, no. 113var. The obverse legend M COMM ANT AVG P BRIT FEL is not recorded for this reverse type in RIC (published in 1930). However, such a coin is in the British Museum Catalogue (Published 1940) because the British Museum acquired an example from the L. A. Lawrence collection in 1937.
Created on: Monday 13th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harborough', grid reference and parish protected.