COIN (ROMAN)

Silver coin. Republican Denarius, cracked; denarius serratus of Q.Fufius Calenus and P. Mucius Scaevola (Cordus), issue of 70BC, Sear vol. 1 no. 338. This coin may have arrived in Britain with returning Celtic mercenaries fighting against Rome, though the silver content and good weight may have encouraged its later use in an early Roman context.



Obverse description: Two conjoined busts right.



Obverse inscription: AO[-?-] [?R]AT



Reverse description: A draped woman holding cornucopiae [Italia] right, facing a male figure in tunic with peg leg, holding transverse spear and facing left, a caduceus to left of figures over A; RO to right.



In exergue: possibly SPQR



Diameter: 20mm, Weight: 3.26gms, die axis: 6

Ruler: Republic
Denomination: Denarius serratus (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Mintmark: In exergue: possibly SPQR
Obverse: Two conjoined busts right
Obverse legend: AO[-?-] [?R]AT
Reverse: A draped woman holding cornucopiae [Italia] right, facing a male figure in tunic with peg leg, holding transverse spear and facing left, a caduceus to left of figures over A; RO to right.
Dated: -70.0 to -70.0
Weight (g): 3.26
Diameter (mm): 20.0
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Good
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Bassetlaw
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands
Place known as: East Drayton
Discovery method: Metal detector