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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-B58537
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn sestertius of possibly Commodus. Reece period 9. Obverse description: Laureate and bearded bust right. Obverse inscription: Illegible. Reverse description: Traces of a standing figure. Reverse inscription: Illegible
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 175
Date to: Circa AD 192
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 16.43 g
Diameter: 28.99 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd December 2011
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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: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Obverse description: Laureate and bearded bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Traces of a standing figure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Fleet Marston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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