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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-240D04
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 139
Date to: AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 14 g
Diameter: 30.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2007
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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: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare headed bust, right.
Obverse inscription: [ ]( )M AVR( )[ ]
Reverse description: Two figures (?Marcus Aurelius and ?L. Verus) standing left and right, clasping right hands.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Wall CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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