Record ID: DUR-EA5A65
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius (AD 286-293) (Reece Period 14), RENOVAT ROMANO, She wolf right with suckling twins Romulus and Remus. Mintmark: -//RSR; commonly attributed to London, but to be studied further. RIC V, pt 2, p. 512, no. 571. BNJ 2013 Coin Register p. 285, no. 49. Silver denarii of Carausius are rare, but the Wolf and Twins type is one of the most common reverses. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'County Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.