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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-128A8C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and corroded Roman copper-alloy As of Claudius (AD 41-54) dating to the period AD 41-54 (Reece Period 2). S-C Minerva reverse type depicting Minerva standing right, helmeted and throwing javelin, round shield on left arm, S-C across field. RIC Vol. I, no. 116.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 54
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 8.11 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th September 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Claudius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare head, left.
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Minerva standing right, helmeted and throwing javelin, round shield on left arm.
Reverse inscription: S C
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7336
Four figure Latitude: 52.01763119
Four figure longitude: -0.93765331
1:25K map: SP7336
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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