Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-ABE39E
Object type certainty: Certain
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An extremely worn Roman copper-alloy contemporary copy of a dupondius of Claudius dating to the period AD 41-54 (Reece Period 2). Possibly a [CERES AVGVSTA S C] reverse type, depicting Ceres veiled and draped, seated left on an ornamental throne. Uncertain, probably British, mint.
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Recorded from details emailed by the finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 54
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th October 2020
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Claudius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 2 [41-54]
Obverse description: Bare head, left.
Obverse inscription: [...]VDI[...]
Reverse description: Ceres seated left on throne?
Reverse inscription: [...](GVSTA)
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4636
Four figure Latitude: 51.12144562
Four figure longitude: -1.34412282
1:25K map: SU4636
1:10K map: SU43NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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