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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-72ECB2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy sestertius of Trajan. This coin is very worn, obscuring any diagnostic detail.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 98
Date to: Circa AD 117

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 24.39 g
Diameter: 32 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: central standing figure
Reverse inscription: [ ]
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: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Kettering (District)
Parish or ward: Braybrooke (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7784
Four figure Latitude: 52.448544
Four figure longitude: -0.868461
1:25K map: SP7784
1:10K map: SP78SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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