File:600 coin of Augustus reverse (FindID 101790).jpg

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600 coin of Augustus reverse.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2005-09-02 12:30:14
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600 coin of Augustus reverse.JPG
Description
English: Denarius of Augustus, this coin was minted in Spain at the Colonia Patricia mint in 17-16 BC.
  The obverse shows a bare headed bust facing right, with the inscription. SPQR CAESARI [AVGVS]TO 

  Rexerse has Mars standing left, holding vexillum & parazonium over his shoulder, the inscription should be [VOT P SVSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M] SACR.
Because of the high silver content of this type of coin was kept in circulation for a long time with examples known from hoards that date to the second century, which would explain the heavy degree of wear.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date Pre AD 41
Accession number
FindID: 101790
Old ref: GLO-791B30
Filename: 600 coin of Augustus reverse.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/73801
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/73801/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/101790
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Object location51° 59′ 17.88″ N, 2° 24′ 59.33″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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