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COIN
Unique ID: SF-A6DAA5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver Roman denarius of Elagabalus, c.218-222 AD. Reverse: []ERD DEI SOL[], Elagabalus right holding upright club. Mint: Rome? Only one quarter of the coin survives due to old breaks.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 218
Date to: Circa AD 222
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 8.87 mm
Width: 13.63 mm
Weight: 1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WMH 005
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Elagabalus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: []INVS-PIVS[]
Reverse description: Elagabalus right holding upright club
Reverse inscription: []ERD DEI SOL[]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: - *//[]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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