COIN (ROMAN)
A silver-plated contemporary copy of a Roman denarius of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) dating to the period c. 2 BC-AD 4 (Reece Period 1). C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT reverse type depicting Caius and Lucius standing front, on left and right, each togate and resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear; above, on left, a lituus to right and on right, a simpulum to left. Prototype: mint of Lugdunum. RIC I (2nd ed.), cf. p. 55, no. 207.

There is a spot of iron corrosion on the reverse.

Measurements: diameter 18.1mm; thickness 1.92mm; weight 3.5g
Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Lugdunum
Mintmark: -/-//-
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE
Reverse: Caius and Lucius standing front, on left and right, each togate and resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear; above, on left, a lituus to right and on right, a simpulum to left.
Reverse legend: C L CAESAR[ES] AV[GVSTI F CO]S DESIG PRINC IVVENT
Dated: -2.0 to 4.0
Weight (g): 3.5
Diameter (mm): 18.1
Thickness (mm): 1.92
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Good
Parish: Bures St. Mary
District: Babergh
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern
Discovery method: Metal detector