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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-291538
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn sestertius possibly of Marcus Aurelius dating to the period AD 139-180 (Reece Period 7). [...]COS III [...] reverse type depicts a standing figure.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 139
Date to: Circa AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.68 g
Diameter: 30.66 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 14-1206
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: A bust facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: A standing figure
Reverse inscription: [...] COS III [...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: East Hendred (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4490
Four figure Latitude: 51.60712326
Four figure longitude: -1.3660316
1:25K map: SU4490
1:10K map: SU49SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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