Rights Holder: Colchester Museums
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Unique ID: ESS-922BA2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 260
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.83 mm
Weight: 14.12 g
Diameter: 26.89 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2007
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Other reference: Finder ref: IMC1.7.2
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Right facing bust
Obverse inscription: Worn and illegible
Reverse description: Standing figure
Reverse inscription: Worn and illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL9031
Four figure Latitude: 51.945044
Four figure longitude: 0.763023
1:25K map: TL9031
1:10K map: TL93SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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