Record ID: PUBLIC-828FC8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman quadrans, anonymous issue, dating to the period c.AD 81-161. S C reverse type depicting a cuirass. Mint of Rome. As RIC II, p. 218, no. 19. Meausrements: Diameter 18 mm, Thickness: 1 mm and Weight: 2.4 g Quadrantes are rare as site finds in Britain, with only c.70 known examples. These small bronze coins were struck in Rome and circulated principally in Italy, only rarely travelling north of the Alps and most plausibly as a result of the movement of the Roman military. The quadrans (literally a 'quarter') was the smallest denomination in the Augustan monetar…
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
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Record ID: KENT-308A3C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper-alloy Roman quadrans of Augustus (31 BC-AD 14), dating to the period c.9 BC (Reece period 1). [IIIVIR AAAFF] reverse type with legend surrounding S C. Mint of Rome. As RIC I, p.74, no. 421; BMC 201. Dimensions: Diameter 12.96mm, thickness 2.11 and weight 1.63g.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2017
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