Record ID: SWYOR-F2EC9A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman coin; a denarius of Caracalla dating from AD 215 (Reece period 10). P M TR P XVIII COS (IIII) PP reverse type depicting Asclepius, nude to waist, standing left, holding serpent-wreathed wand; to right, on ground, globe. Mint of Rome. RIV IV, Pt I, number 251. Compare WMID-0803A4. Compare also http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.crl.251 though none of the illustrated examples are a precise match for the design of the snake. http://numismatics.org/collection/1935.117.558 is perhaps the most similar. The coin is 17.5mm diameter, 1.9mm thick and 1.8g. A small part of the c…
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th July 2019
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