COIN (ROMAN)
A Roman copper alloy coin (sestertius) of Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), struck at Rome by the moneyer P. Licinius Stolo, c. 17 BC: OB CIVIS SERVATOS.  RIC I, 345. Diameter: 34.62mm; weight: 24.50g.
Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Sestertius
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Oak wreath between two laurel branches
Obverse legend: OB [CIVIS SER]VATOS
Reverse: Large SC
Reverse legend: (P LICINIVS STOLO IIIVIR AAAFF) around S C
Dated: -17.0 to 
Weight (g): 24.5
Diameter (mm): 34.62
Preservation: Fair
Parish: Restricted Access
District: South Oxfordshire
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East
Place known as: Horspath
Discovery method: Metal detector
RIC reference: ric.1(2).aug.345
Notes: Base metal coins prior to the reign of Claudius (AD 41-54) are particularly rare as site-finds in Britain.