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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-540921
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius or Commodus, unclear reverse type, minted at Rome, AD 161-192.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 192
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 18.6 g
Diameter: 30.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020822
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Standing female figure wth right hand raised
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: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kingston Deverill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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