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COIN
Unique ID: BH-3DFA41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn copper-alloy Roman coin. The size and thickness of this coin suggest it is probably a sestertius, while the obverse portrait resembles Nerva (AD 96-98).
Dimensions: 31.3mm diameter, 3.4mm thick. Weight: 14.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 96
Date to: Exactly AD 98
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 14.3 g
Diameter: 31.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 12/53 - 7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Nerva
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Laureate head right.
Obverse inscription: No lettering visible.
Reverse description: Unclear.
Reverse inscription: No lettering visible.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
To be known as: Colney Heath
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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