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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-183E82
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy sestertius of Antoninus Pius. Very little detail survivng, Standing firgure reverse, Rome mint.
Date: Roman - AD 138 - 161
Diameter: 32.31 mm
Weight: 27.85 g
Die axis: 12
Class: Sestertius
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 27.85 g
Diameter: 32.31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Monday 1st February 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 020332
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Bust facing right, laureate
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVG [---]
Reverse description: Female figure standing left
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Upton Grey (Civil Parish)
References cited
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