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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-673C02
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy coin: sestertius of Marcus Aurelius. Reece period 8. Minted in Rome.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.7 g
Diameter: 29.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2010 - Tuesday 26th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OEF 6385
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate bust, right
Reverse description: Seated figure, left. Holding Victory (possibly)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
Parish or ward: Feering (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL8721
Four figure Latitude: 51.856252
Four figure longitude: 0.714007
1:25K map: TL8721
1:10K map: TL82SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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