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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-C610A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Trajan (98-117), unclear reverse (seated or standing figure facing left, right arm raised horizontally), minted at Rome, AD 98-117.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 98
Date to: Circa AD 117
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 21.37 g
Diameter: 31.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 20730
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: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Seated or standing figure facing left, right arm raised horizontally
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: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Milborne Port
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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