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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-280922
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A base silver denarius of an uncertain 1st to 3rd century AD ruler dating to the period circa AD 100 - 250. Uncertain reverse. Mint uncertain.
Class: Headstud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Crocodile
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Hemingbrough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6830
Four figure Latitude: 53.76192536
Four figure longitude: -0.96998697
1:25K map: SE6830
1:10K map: SE63SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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