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COIN
Unique ID: BH-5C13D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy Roman coin. This would appear to be a sestertius, probably of Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161, ?VENERI FELICI, temple, Rome, AD 140-44. RIC III, c.f. 651-2.
The surfaces are very worn and corroded. It measures 28.7mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 12.41g.
Class: Sestertius (probably)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 140
Date to: Exactly AD 144
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 12.41 g
Diameter: 28.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/127 - 6
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Head/bust right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Temple (possibly decastyle).
Reverse inscription: ?[VENERI FELICI S C]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 113, c.f. 651-2
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Chiltern (District)
To be known as: Chesham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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