Accession No

1958.91


Description

Coin - Dupondius of Trajan; Obv. (IMP.CAES.NERVA) TRAIAN.AVG.GERM.(P.M.TR.P.) S C Rev, (TR.POT.COS.IIII P.P.) Mars


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury


Period

Roman Dupondius of Trajan 2nd Centruy, 101-102 AD


Source

City of Cambridge


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1958.91


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
See PCAS 48, p.40, no.18.; Date: 2 Century AD - 101-2 AD; Excavated by in 1953: Found embedded in plaster at 1' depth, 3' from W. wall of Roman house, Arbury Road
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Dupondius of Trajan; Obv. (IMP.CAES.NERVA) TRAIAN.AVG.GERM.(P.M.TR.P.) S C Rev, (TR.POT.COS.IIII P.P.) Mars
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1959. 'Further Finds on the Arbury Road Estate'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LII. pp. 69-72.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Liversidge, Joan. 1977. 'Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LXVII. pp. 11-38.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (CMS Context)
The original envelope reads 'ARBURY RD. obv. (IMP> CAES. NERVA) TRAI AN. AUG. GERM. (P.M. TRP.) Rev. Mars helmeted advancing right holding transverse spear in R. hand and trophy over l. shoulder. S. C. (TR POT COS iiii P.P.) A.D. 101-102. Found in a piece of plaster in burnt layer west of Roman house.'.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (CMS Description)
A large and heavy Roman coin that is fairly worn. On the obverse id the heard of Dupondius of Trajan and on the reverse is a standing Mars. The coin weighs 12.5g.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1955. 'A Romano-British Settlement at Arbury Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLVIII. pp. 10-43. p. 41 no. 18.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report. December 1958. pp. 3.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:56441

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