Record ID: CORN-98EC4D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman sestertius of the emperor Nerva (AD 96-98), Reece period 5, LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C reverse type depicting Libertas standing facing left holding her right arm out in front of her with a triangular object in her right hand which could be a pileus or brimless pointed felt cap. The obverse bears the head of the emperor facing right with a long neck, a strongly hooked nose and two ribbons streaming from behind his head. The edges of the coin have broken off so that the legends are missing and the coin is now a very irregular in shape. Cf. BMC Vol.III, p.20, pl.5, fig.8, …
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: CORN-743D11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sestertius, extremely corroded, identified by its size (29 mm in diameter) and the size of the head. Imperial sestertii were issued from the beginning of the Empire to about AD 270 (Reece and James, 2000, p.17). The legends are illegible, and the surfaces worn and missing but on the obverse the head appears to be facing right. In the 2nd century, sestertii are often seen to have one or more straight sides and this coin is round, which probably makes it earlier rather than later, c.AD 81-138.
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2020
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Record ID: CORN-74E609
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Faustina I (c.AD 141-161), Reece Period 7, AVGVSTA S C reverse type depicting Ceres holding corn ears and a short torch, pointing upwards but slightly to the right. The coin is very worn and has been heavily cleaned, so no details of the legends can be seen. Cf. RIC Vol.III, p.162, no.1117; BMC Vol. IV, p.242, pl.36, fig.4, no.1513.
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 8th August 2019
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Record ID: CORN-73EBD5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman sestertius, probably of Faustina II (c.AD 147-175), Reece period 8, mint of Rome, possibly FECVNDITAS reverse type depicting Fecunditas standing front, her head turned to right, holding vertical sceptre with her right hand and infant in her left. An example is illustrated in BMC IV, pl.73, fig.2.
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 26th July 2019
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Record ID: CORN-40565E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sestertius of Faustina II, struck under Antoninus Pius (AD 145-61), Reece period 7, AVGVSTI PII FIL S C reverse type depicting Concordia draped, standing left, with right hand extended holding patera, cornucopia in left arm, mint of Rome. Cf. BMC Vol. IV, p.383, pl.53, fig.1, no.2198
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd May 2019
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Record ID: CORN-C48D96
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn and abraded copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Hadrian (AD 117-138), Reece period 6, dating from AD 119-138, reverse type depicting Fortuna draped, standing left, holding rudder on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left. Mint of Rome. Cf. BMC Vol. III, p.469, pl.87, fig.9 (reverse only), no.1507.
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Record ID: CORN-994049
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy sestertius, probably of Hadrian (AD 117-138), Reece period 5?, probably PONT MAX TR POT COS II S C // ADVENTVS AVG reverse type, depicting Roma helmeted seated to the left on a cuirass and shield facing right and clasping hands with Hadrian to the right who faces left towards her. The legs and figures can be made out but the vertical spear is unclear so has been left out of the description. Mint of Rome. Cf. BMC Vol.III, p.401, pl.76, fig.4, no.1120
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
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Record ID: CORN-028362
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman sestertius, probably of Domitian (AD 81-96), Reece period 4.​ The obverse has a head facing right, with a long neck and close cut hair, possibly with a laurel wreath, which ressembles portraits of Domitian. The reverse is worn and pitted so that no detail can be made out.
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: CORN-022B34
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sestertius of possibly the Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138), Reece period 6, but much of the original surface has corroded away so that only the outline of a short head with neat beard facing right appears on the obverse and a standing figure on the reverse.
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: CORN-6D8814
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman sestertius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Reece period 7, LIBERTAS COS IIII S C rerverse type with Libertas draped standing left holding triangular pileus out in right hand and a vertical sceptre in her left hand and over her left arm drapery falls in a vertical strand downwards. Mint of Rome. Cf. BMC IV, p.329, pl.48, fig.2, no.1963 (c.AD 154-155)
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Record ID: CORN-6C60E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy sestertius of Caracalla as Caesar (AD 196-197), Reece period 10, PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS S C reverse type depicting Caracalla in military dress, standing front with head left, on the left of the reverse with a trophy behind him to the right which consists of cuirass, spears and shields. The coin is sub-rectangular in shape suggesting that it has been cut into segments from a rectangular strip of bronze. Mint of Rome. Cf. BMC Vol.V, p.150, pl.26, fig.4, no.608
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2017
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Record ID: CORN-DAD5FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sestertius, possibly of Commodus (AD 175-192), Reece period 8, very corroded and pitted but there is a head facing right with tight curls, distinctive eye and long beard on the obverse, and a standing central figure with a vertical spear to the left on the reverse, which may be Mars standing right holding a vertical spear in his right hand, as in the reference below. Cf. BMC IV, p.688, pl.90, fig.13, no.1736 which is Commodus under Marcus Aurelius (AD 175-180) Found on the same day with CORN-DA90CC.
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
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Record ID: CORN-DA90CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), possibly dating to the period c.AD 139. Unclear reverse type depictng a standing female figure left, possibly holding a crown, although the attributes in left hand are unclear. Mint of Rome. The initial record for this coin suggests the figure is holding a parazonium in left hand, in which case this could be a rare example of the SCYTHIA, S C type from Antoninus' crown series, cf. RIC III no. 588, however this is unclear given the preservation of the reverse type in particular. cf. also BMC IV p.191, pl.27, fi…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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