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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-3E27FB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Antoninus Pius, 138-61 (Reece period 7).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Part of an extant museum collection
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.35 mm
Weight: 5.79 g
Diameter: 25.04 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS5848
Museum accession number: X.A132.2013.31.0
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: head right
Obverse inscription: illeg.
Reverse description: unclear, possibly figure standing
Reverse inscription: illeg.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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