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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-1826AC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy Roman dupondius or as, c.AD 41-250, with possible head facing right on obverse but too corroded and incomplete to make out any details and the legends are missing.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 3.15 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2015 - Friday 31st July 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Dupondius or as
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: head facing right
Obverse inscription: missing
Reverse description: too corroded to make out and missing
Reverse inscription: missing
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ludgvan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5032
Four figure Latitude: 50.13526966
Four figure longitude: -5.49980675
1:25K map: SW5032
1:10K map: SW52NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found with a very worn sestertius of Faustina I.
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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