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COIN
Unique ID: SF-2B1ABC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Roman republican denarius of P Clodius MF Turrinus, dating to 42 BC. Radiate head of Sol obverse. Crescent moon and five stars reverse. Cr 494/21, Syd 1115.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly 42 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.87 mm
Weight: 3.18 g
Diameter: 18.01 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Republic
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Obverse description: Radiate head of Sol right
Reverse description: Crescent moon and five stars
Reverse inscription: P.CLODIVS M.F
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Republican moneyer: Clodius, P.
RRC Identifier: RRC 494/21
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Isleham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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