File:Republican denarius (obverse) (FindID 794133).jpg

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Republican denarius (obverse)
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2016-07-08 17:55:30
Title
Republican denarius (obverse)
Description
English: Original record: Silver Roman Republican denarius, with probable winged helmeted head of Roma facing right on obverse, and Dioscuri (heavenly twins Castor and Pollux) on the reverse depicting two horseman galloping right and ROMA in exergue below. Cf. RRC 57/2

Date range is 211-145 BC. See BERK-65D307 which is dated to c.207 BC.

Finds Adviser comment:

Silver denarius of the Republican or Early Imperial periods, c. 211 BC - AD 64. There appears to be an obverse inscription and bust / head right. The reverse appears illegible.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date between 211 BC and 145 BC
Accession number
FindID: 794133
Old ref: CORN-CE9E63
Filename: July16finds032.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/574754
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/574754/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/794133
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Object location50° 09′ 26.64″ N, 5° 29′ 07.87″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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