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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-71F557
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy dupondius, probably of Trajan.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 98
Date to: AD 117
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 14.74 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th April 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Obverse description: right facing laureate bust
Obverse inscription: not visible
Reverse description: Emperor, left, on horseback with shield and spears?
Reverse inscription: not visible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
Parish or ward: Kirby Muxloe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5204
Four figure Latitude: 52.631272
Four figure longitude: -1.233138
1:25K map: SK5204
1:10K map: SK50SW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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