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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-FD27B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy sestertius of an uncertain ruler dating to the period c AD117-192 (Reece periods 6 to 9). The obverse depicts traces of a head or bust facing right. The reverse depicts a standing figure.
Notes:
Identified by Dr Sam Moorhead
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 117
Date to: Circa AD 192
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: FLE 011 114
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: [...] traces of head/bust right
Reverse description: [...] standing figure
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
To be known as: Flexford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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