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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-5CA196

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy coin; an As of possibly of Caracalla or Severus Alexander, dating to 208-35. Reverse type mars advancing. Reece period 10/11.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 208
Date to: Circa AD 235

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.77 g
Diameter: 24 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1980 - Thursday 31st December 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finders ref: 029-C0116

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Severan (uncertain)
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Bust right
Reverse description: Mars advancing right
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Mashbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6412
Four figure Latitude: 51.782631
Four figure longitude: 0.3761
1:25K map: TL6412
1:10K map: TL61SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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