Record ID: NMGW-23DC38
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman radiate of Divus Antoninus Pius, consecration issue under Trajan Decius (AD 249-251), dating to the period c.AD 249-251 (Reece period 12). CONSECRATIO reverse type depicting an Altar. Mint of Rome. RIC IV.3, p. 131, no. 90. Weight: 4.39g Belonging to a scarce series in the names of deified former emperors, issued during the reign of Trajan Decius (AD 249-51). Divo Pio = dative case ('to the divine Pius' = Antoninus Pius). They turn up in very small numbers in mid-third century hoards, and are rare as single finds in Britain.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
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