COIN (ROMAN)
A Roman Republican silver denarius of C. Considius Paetus, Mint of Rome, 46 BC.  Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo looking right, laurel-wreath border.  Reverse: Curule chair, garlanded, on which lies a wreath, dot border.  Inscription reads C. CONSIDIVS and in exergue PAETVS.  No measurements were taken.  Crawford, M. H. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage, page 476, ref. 465 1a.
Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Considius Paetus, C.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo looking right, laurel-wreath border.
Reverse: Curule chair, garlanded, on which lies wreath. Border of dots.
Reverse legend: C·CONSIDIVS PAETVS
Dated: -46.0 to 
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Prettygate
District: Colchester
County: Essex
Region: Eastern
Discovery method: Other chance find
RRC reference: rrc-465.1a
Notes: This coin was recorded before a Finds Liaison Officer was appointed to Essex and the object description is a transcription of the record made at the time (Colchester Museums record number E/2045).  This record was published in Wise, P. 2002. ‘Recent finds from Essex reported to Colchester Museums 1998-2000’, in Essex Archaeology and History 33 (2002), page 388, ref. 1.  No image of the object was taken.