COIN (ROMAN)

A silver Roman Republican denarius of Octavian (31 BC-AD 14), byt he moneyer L. Pinarius Scarpus, dating to the period c.31-30 BC (Reece Period 1). Obverse: [I]MP•CAESARI / [S]CARPVS•IMP, Open right hand to left. Reverse: DIVI• F / AVC• PONT, Victory standing to right on globe, holding palm frond with her left hand and wreath tied with fillet with her extended right. Mint of Cyrene. As RRC no. 546/6; RIC I, p. 84, no. 534.

Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Pinarius Scarpus, L.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: African Mint
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Open right hand to left
Obverse legend: [I]MP•CAESARI / [S]CARPVS•IMP
Reverse: Victory standing to right on globe, holding palm frond with her left hand and wreath tied with fillet with her extended right
Reverse legend: DIVI• F / AVC• PON&Gamma;
Dated: -31.0 to -30.0
Weight (g): 3.29
Diameter (mm): 19.5
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Little Horwood
District: Aylesbury Vale
County: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-546.6