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COIN

Unique ID: HESH-B8A665

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Heavily corroded large bronze coin porbably a sesterius 23BC -269 AD. All detail has been removed from the reverse by soil conditions and all that remains of the obverse is the impression of a head facing right.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: 23 BC
Date to: AD 369

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 16.36 g
Diameter: 33.3 mm

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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: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Head facing right - all detail is lost
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Telford

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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