Record ID: CPAT-6039A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Silver plated contemporary copy of a denarius of Faustina I (DIVA FAVSTINA), AVGVSTA, prototype struck at Rome, c. 141-50. RIC II c.f. 362 This little coin purports to be a genuine Roman silver denarius of Faustina the senior (Faustina I). It also carries the 'diva' inscription on the obverse, indicative of it having been struck after her death and deification in AD141. However, all is not as it should be, this coin is a 'Fourée', or an ancient fake, having a copper alloy core wrapped in a thin silver foil. That is evidenced by the small breaks in the surface on the drapes a…
Created on: Sunday 22nd March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-1F6C94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This interesting little item is suggestive of a denarius of Trajan (AD98–AD117) but it fails in not being in silver. It has the characteristics for that coin with the bust of Trajan facing right on the obverse and Dacian seated facing right on the reverse. It is equal in size to an original and looks to be well formed; however, it is most probably a contemporary fake in an indeterminate base metal that has now long lost its silvered surface. There is a small spur to the rim of the coin which might be indicative of this coin having been 'cast' as opposed to struck, with struck…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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