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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-9E4272
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 170
Date to: AD 171
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 9.64 g
Diameter: 26.02 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 30th July 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders Reference; SES
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Bust right, wearing a radiate crown. The bust has a straggly beard.
Obverse inscription: [M ANTONINVS AVG TR P X]XV or [IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P X]XV
Reverse description: PRIMI / DECEN / NALES / COS III / SC within a wreath.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP0857
Four figure Latitude: 52.211163
Four figure longitude: -1.884338
1:25K map: SP0857
1:10K map: SP05NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p. 293 | Nos. 1004 or 1008 |
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