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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-34EA43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 27 BC
Date to: Circa AD 269
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 21.4 g
Diameter: 31.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 31st May 2008
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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
Obverse description: Possibly a laureate bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Woodmansey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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