COIN (ROMAN)

A silver or perhaps silver plated coin of a silver denarius of Augustus dating to the period 18 BC to 16 BC (Reece Period 1). CAESARI AVGVSTO or SPQR reverse type depicting a triumphal quadriga r. surmounted by four miniature galloping horses. Spanish mint of Colonia Patricia. RIC I (rev.ed.), p.48, no.96 or 108a.


It is a brockage with the quadriga design being incuse on one side, probably due to another coin being stuck in the die during striking. 

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Spain
Obverse: Incuse design of a triumphal quadriga (as on reverse)
Obverse legend: None
Reverse: Triumphal quadriga r., surmounted by four miniature galloping horses
Reverse legend: [CAESARI AVGVSTO] or [S P Q R]
Dated: -18.0 to -16.0
Weight (g): 3.2
Diameter (mm): 19.5
Thickness (mm): 1.4
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Llanyblodwel
District: Shropshire
County: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Discovery method: Metal detector