Diva Faustina wife of Antoninus Pius AD 138-161 Silver Denarius Rome * British Find*

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Diva Faustina wife of Antoninus Pius AD 138-161 Silver Denarius Rome * British Find*

Name: Diva Faustina wife of Antoninus Pius AD 138-161 Silver Denarius Rome * British Find*
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Code: LR640

Diva Faustina wife of Antoninus Pius AD 138-161 Silver Denarius

Juno holding sceptre

Rome mint

RCV4574; 18mm, 3.11g.

This coin was found in the vicinity of Beckfoot Roman Fort, Cumbria.

The Roman fort at Bibra formed part of the ‘Western Sea Defences’, a line of forts and watch-towers strung along the north-western coastline of Cumbria; a western extension of Hadrian’s Wall. The fort was seen as cropmarks and mapped from air photographs showing very clear internal details. Roads are seen leading out of the north and south gates for approximately 240 metres in both directions; a shorter length of road (19 metres), is also seen just beyond the expected position of the east gate. To either side of the northern road are the probable remains of the vicus. Excavation in 1879-80 indicated occupation of the site from the 2nd to the 4th century.

Classical References for Bibra

The sole classical geographical source for the Roman name of the Beckfoot fort is the Bribra entry in the Ravenna Cosmology (R&C#119), which appears between the list entries for Alauna (Maryport) and Maglona (Old Carlisle).

The Bibra Garrison

To date, only one inscribed stone has been uncovered from Roman Beckfoot, which fortunately provides the name of one of its garrison units; Cohors II Pannoniorum, a five-hundred strong infantry unit from the province of Pannonia, the region of the modern Czech Republic.

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