Record ID: DENO-C41755
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman dupondius of Claudius I (AD 41-54) dating to the period c.AD 41 - 54 (Reece period 2). CERES AVGVSTA, S C reverse type, depicting Ceres seated left on an ornamental throne, holding two corn ears and a long torch. Unclear mint. For the type cf. RIC I (revised edition), pp. 127 & 129, cf. nos. 94 & 110; for contemporary copies of this type see G. Boon, 'Counterfeit Coins in Roman Britain', pl. III, no. 38. Diameter 21.45mm, thickness 3.23mm and weight 5.49g. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes a…
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
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