ROMAN COIN
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ROMAN COIN

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The Portable Antiquities Scheme

A copper alloy sestertius of Tiberius dating between AD14-AD37 (Reece Period 1). Identified from portrait. The coin is worn. Obverse shows a bust facing right. Obverse legend is illegible. Reverse shows a helmeted figure walking right. It is just discernable that the figure is holding a parazonium projecting from his waist, indicating that this is the personification of Virtus. Reverse legend illegible.Diameter: 27.1mm. Weight: 9.4g. Identified from photograph and notes. No further information available.

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