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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-23F557
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman coin; a badly corroded sestertius which has lost almost all of its patina and which is mostly illegible. It dates from 27 BC - 269 AD.
Notes:
The emperor is unlikely to be Trajan as suggested because the head seems to be the wrong shape. Trajan's head is elongated at the back.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 27 BC
Date to: Circa AD 269
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.53 mm
Weight: 19.13 g
Diameter: 30.28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th July 2010 - Saturday 10th July 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1465
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: standing figure
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Saxton with Scarthingwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4736
Four figure Latitude: 53.818162
Four figure longitude: -1.28759
1:25K map: SE4736
1:10K map: SE43NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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