COIN (ROMAN)

Slightly worn plated forgery of a silver denarius of Augustus dating to the period after c. 19 BC. Reverse type depicting a distyle temple based on the Mars Ultor coins of c.19-16 BC issued at the Spanish mints of Colonia Caesaraugusta and Colonia Patricia (e.g. RIC I (rev.ed.), p.44, no.39a, p.47, no.69a, p.48, nos.103 and 108a) depicting a round temple of Mars Ultor within which is a shield (based on the types from the Spanish mints of Colonia Caesaraugusta and Colonia Patricia depicting the clipeus virtutis (e.g. p.44, no.34, p.47, no. 79a.).

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Obverse: Head facing right.
Obverse legend: ΛI:IΛI DIVI – [?](ΛVIΛ) anticlockwise (blunderd legend)
Reverse: Domed temple with two columns and a shield inside it.
Reverse legend: IXI under the shield, (MI or similar) in the left field, CNIN[ ]
Dated: -19.0 to 
Weight (g): 1.9
Diameter (mm): 18.4
Thickness (mm): 2.1
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Restricted Access
District: St. Albans
County: Hertfordshire
Region: Eastern
Place known as: St Albans
Discovery method: Metal detector