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COIN
Unique ID: BH-981072
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy sestertius of Trajan, dating to the period AD 98 - 117 (Reece period 5). Uncertain reverse and mint. Scratch marks on the reverse of this coin suggest that the reverse image and legend have been deliberately removed in antiquity.
Diameter: 32.7mm; thickness: 4.3mm; weight: 27.7g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 98
Date to: Exactly AD 117
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 27.7 g
Diameter: 32.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/36 - 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Obverse description: Laureate head right.
Obverse inscription: ...]TRAIANO AVG GER[...
Reverse description: No remaining details.
Reverse inscription: No lettering visible.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Great and Little Chishill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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