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COIN
Unique ID: BH-E18C4C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver denarius, probably of Severus Alexander, dating to the period AD 222 - 235 (Reece period 11). Copper corrosion on the core suggests this coin may be a contemporary, plated forgery.
Diameter: 18.2mm; thickness: 2.1mm. Weight: 1.64g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 222
Date to: Exactly AD 235
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 1.64 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/1 - 53
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Severus Alexander
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 11 [222-238]
Obverse description: Laureate head right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Figure (probably Sol) standing left, right arm raised.
Reverse inscription: ...]COS II[...
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Possibly
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Little Hadham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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