COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-0200F4

Object type certainty: Certain

Early Roman sestertius of Trajan of the period AD103-11.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 103
Date to: Circa AD 111

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 18.69 g
Diameter: 31.5 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Trajan [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: illegible
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reverse mintmark: illegible
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: North West
County: Cumbria
District: South Lakeland
To be known as: Urswick

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th September 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 20th October 2011
    Updated: Thursday 27th October 2011

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