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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-D62516
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Antoninus Pius (138-161), unclear reverse type (standing figure), minted at Rome, AD 138-161.
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
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 16.22 g
Diameter: 31.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020820
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Head facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Standing figure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Somerton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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