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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-83B502

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy Roman dupondius or as dating from the first to the third century AD (c.AD 41-260), with head facing right on the obverse but nothing recognisable on the reverse, and too corroded to make out any details in order to identify the coin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 260

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 10.2 g
Diameter: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th March 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Dupondius or as
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: head facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible and missing
Reverse description: too worn and pitted to make out any details
Reverse inscription: illegible and missing
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: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Crowan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW6432
Four figure Latitude: 50.14100527
Four figure longitude: -5.30424849
1:25K map: SW6432
1:10K map: SW62NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found with three 2nd century sestertii in the same field
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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