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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-2EA6E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy coin. The coin is a contemporary copy dupondius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (138 - 161 AD).
Notes:
Finder's reference R7
Found 2nd March 1987.
Possible Coin of British Association: Marcus Minerva Copy
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 138
Date to: AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.33 g
Diameter: 29 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Bare head/bust right
Obverse inscription: ...(PII FIL?)
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Torbay (Unitary Authority)
District: Torbay (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX8960
Four figure Latitude: 50.429331
Four figure longitude: -3.564135
1:25K map: SX8960
1:10K map: SX80SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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