COIN (ROMAN)

An Roman copper-alloy as of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), dating to c.15 BC (Reece period 1). Obverse: [CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST]; Reverse: L SVRDINVS IIIVIR AAAFF around SC. RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 70, no. 386. 



Surdinus was one of the three mint officials for this year.The diameter is 27mm and the weight is 9.46g.

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: As
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Rome
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Bare head right
Obverse legend: [CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST]
Reverse: Large S C
Reverse legend: L SVRDINVS IIIVIR AAAFF
Dated: -15.0 to -15.0
Weight (g): 9.46
Diameter (mm): 27.0
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Fair
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Copeland
County: Cumbria
Region: North West
Place known as: RAVENGLASS
Discovery method: Metal detector
RIC reference: ric.1(2).aug.386
Notes: 
This is a very interesting find; bronze coins of Augustus are something of a rarity in the NW. The coastal location of this find reminds me that a number of coins of Augustus have been recorded from Meols; trading up the NW coast in the early first century AD, perhaps. David Shotter 03.03.2014