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COIN

Unique ID: LIN-7CEE10

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Sesterius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, probably filed down and re-used as a weight in the Anglo-Saxon period.

Notes:

Recorded at the Panton Rally, Lincs, 7-9th Sept. 07.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 141
Date to: Ante AD 161
Period of reuse: EARLY MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 18.82 g
Diameter: 29 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Draped bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: Illegible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Hatton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF1877
Four figure Latitude: 53.276859
Four figure longitude: -0.231794
1:25K map: TF1877
1:10K map: TF17NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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