COIN (ROMAN)

A silver denarius of Augustus dating to the period of c. 18-16 BC (Reece Period 1). SPQR reverse type depicting a domed, tetrastyle temple of Mars Ultor within which is a triumphal quadriga surmounted by four miniature galloping horses. Spanish mint of Colonia Patricia. RIC I (rev.ed.), p.49, no.117.

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Spain
Mintmark: None
Obverse: Laureate head
Obverse legend: CAESARI AVGVSTO
Reverse: Domed, tetrastyle temple of Mars Ultor within which is a triumphal quadriga surmounted by four miniature galloping horses
Reverse legend: SPQR
Dated: -18.0 to -16.0
Diameter (mm): 18.0
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Powys
County: Powys
Region: Wales
Place known as: Castell Collen
Discovery method: Unknown
RIC reference: ric.1(2).aug.117
Notes: 
This data is sourced from the corpus of work produced by Peter Guest and Nick Wells, entitled "Iron Age and Roman coins of Wales. There are no images to accompany this series and our staff did not identify these coins. Questions about these data should be directed to Dr Guest/ Dr Wells.