Record ID: NMS-FBB756
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Denarius of Diva Paulina, wife of Maximian I (AD 235-8), dating to AD 236 (Reece Period 11), CONSECRATIO, Peacock facing with spread tail. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 153, cf. no. 1; BMC VI, p. 233, cf. no. 135. weight 2.73g, The recorder suggested that the black colouring means it might be a cast copy, but the features seem sharp and the surface does not immediately suggest casting. However, the A above Paulina's head does merge with the beading and the overall look of the coin is quite glossy. Finally, the weight of 2.73g is slightly light, three denarii in the British Museum we…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2020
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