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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-AE8073
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy sestertius of uncertain ruler, dating to the period AD 43-260.
Diameter: 31.0mm, thickness: 4.0mm, weight: 19.93g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 260
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 19.93 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th July 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Uncertain
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st/2nd Century AD
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: Unclear
Reverse inscription: Unclear
Reverse mint mark: Unclear
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
To be known as: Hungarton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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