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COIN
Unique ID: SF-51A3DC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper-alloy sestertius, possibly of Vespasian dating to circa AD 69-79 (Reece Period 4). Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 69
Date to: Circa AD 79
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 21 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Sunday 6th June 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Vespasian
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 4 [69-96]
Obverse description: Bare head right
Obverse inscription: []
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: []
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: []//[]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Higham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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