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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-20A3AE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete and corroded Roman copper-alloy sestertius dating to the period AD 41-260. Obverse and reverse illegible.
Obverse: [...]; Traces of head/bust
Reverse: [...]; Illegible
Diameter: 31.3mm. Weight: 11.89g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 41
Date to: Exactly AD 260
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.89 g
Diameter: 31.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2015 - Saturday 1st August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-336
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Traces of head/bust
Obverse inscription: […]
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: […]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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