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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-168E2E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy dupondius or as possibly of Faustina I or II or Lucilla dating to the period AD 138 to 175 (Reece period 7 or 8). Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 22.2 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 6.06 g
Diameter: 24.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16615
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius or as
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antonine (uncertain)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Standing female figure facing left, right arm stretched out to left
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
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: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
To be known as: Cullompton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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