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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-89EA2A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy sestertius, very worn, seated female visible on reverse, c.50-260AD
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 260
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.66 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: nothing visible
Reverse description: seated female facing left
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Thorney
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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