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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-B9B7D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn copper alloy Roman sestertius, probably dating to the second century AD. The coin is too worn for further identification.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 199
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.99 mm
Weight: 18.2 g
Diameter: 29.58 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Thursday 24th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2011.851
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st/2nd Century AD
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Seated figure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
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