Record ID: WMID-F2D9BB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman Republican 'Legionary' denarius of Mark Antony, dating to the period c.32-31 BC (Reece period 1). reverse type depicting two Legionary Standards, with a Legionary eagle between them. Travelling mint moving with Antony. cf. RRC p. 541, no. 544/27 Mark Antony issued the 'legionary' denarii from a travelling mint, possibly in Greece, to pay his fleet and legions in the build up to conflict with Octavian (Augustus), which culminated in the Battle of Actium on the 2nd of September, 31 BC (Grueber, 1970, 526). …
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: WMID-AF9BB4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver denarius of the Republican period (213BC-27BC). Julius Caeser. c. 49-48 BC. Travelling mint. Obverse type: Elephant right trampling on a serpent. Reverse type: Priestly attributes. Mass: 2.8g. Diameter: 18.1mm. Coin classification: Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (RRC) p. 461, no. 443/1 Sydenham, 1952, The Roman Republican Coinage, p.167, ref. 1006.
Created on: Thursday 7th August 2008
Last updated: Saturday 11th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheepy', grid reference and parish protected.