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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-D1E9F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver denarius of Sabina, (128-137AD).
Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P; diadem and draped bust right, hair in plait down neck.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVG; Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and resting on statutte of Spes, cornucopiae beneath seat.
In exergue: S...Rome AD129.
RIC 398.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 129
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.15 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 17.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Sabina
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 6 [117-138]
Obverse description: Diadem and draped bust right, hair in plait down neck.
Obverse inscription: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P
Reverse description: Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and resting on statutte of Spes, cornucopiae beneath seat.
Reverse inscription: CONCORDIA AVG
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Lea by Backford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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