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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-53B865
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Very worn Roman coin fragment, possibly an early Roman copy of an as of Claudius (AD 41-50), dating from the mid 1st century. There could be traces of a head left on the obverse and Minerva on the reverse. This, however, is a very tentative identification.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 54
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.73 mm
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th November 2000 - Thursday 18th November 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Claudius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Possibly a head left
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Possibly Minerva advancing right
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: illegible
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Kendal
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.01 metre square.
References cited
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