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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-5854A5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy sestertius dating to the Roman period.
Notes:
The find has been cleaned and the patina removed by the original finder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.2 g
Diameter: 30.9 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Unclear bust
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2751
Four figure Latitude: 54.85307548
Four figure longitude: -1.58099045
1:25K map: NZ2751
1:10K map: NZ25SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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