Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-951422
Object type certainty: Certain
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An extremely worn, corroded and concreted probable irregular 3rd-century silver-washed copper-alloy Roman denarius copying uncertain ruler, reverse and mint (c. AD 200-250).
This coin has been squashed and folded to one side with concretions internally and damage externally.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 250
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.2 mm
Height: 4.5 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Weight: 3.03 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th October 2011 - Thursday 19th January 2012
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Other reference: E3235
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Severan (uncertain)
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Indiscernible [bust]
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Indiscernible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Probably
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.