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Description: | NGR All of the coins are Roman silver coins of a denomination known as the denarius (plural denarii). The latest coin of the group is a denarius of Julia Domna dating to c. 193-7 AD. The earliest coins are two Roman Republican denarii of Mark Antony dating to 32-31 BC. Coins of Mark Antony and the first century AD are known to have circulated during the second century AD. The coins in this find could have circulated together in the late second century AD. The fact that they were found together and the composition of the group suggests that, on balance of probability, they are likely to have been buried at the same time in antiquity. CATALOGUE MARK ANTONY (2) No. Obv. Rev. RRC Qty. Weight 1. [ANT] AVG / [III V]IR R P C (ship r.) LEG II (eagle and standards) 544/14 1 2.89g 2. ANT AVG / III VIR R P C (ship r.) Punchmark on obverse [LEG X.] (eagle and standards) 544/? 1 2.46g VESPASIAN (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC II.I Qty. Weight 3. Illegible [... TRI P]OT (priestly implements) Z - c.f. 43 ff. 1 1.55g (broken) HADRIAN (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC II Qty. Weight 1. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P FELICITAS AVG (Felicitas stg. l.) A+ 606 234 1 2.95g FAUSTINA I (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC III Qty. Weight 1. DIVA FAVSTINA AETERNITAS (Juno? stg. front) E1* 345 344 1 2.78g LUCILLA (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC Qty. Weight 1. [... AVGVSTA] [...] (Juno stg l.?) E1* c.f. 339 c.f. 772 1 1.93g (broken) JULIA DOMNA (1) Eastern mint No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC Qty. Weight 1. [IVLIA] DO[MNA AVG] VES[TA] (Vesta std. l.) E1* - 538 1 2.02g Dr. Eleanor Ghey Assistant Curator of Iron Age and Roman coins The Department of Coins and Medals The British Museum
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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