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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-A34AD3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy sestertius of the emperor Commodus dating to the period AD 190-192. Reece Period 9. The obverse depicts a laureate head facing right and is inscribed [...]OD[...]. The reverse is illegible. Mint of Rome.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 190
Date to: Exactly AD 192
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 20.25 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th May 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: FLE 13 474
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: A laureate head facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]OD[...}
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: [...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
To be known as: Flexford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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