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COIN
Unique ID: ASHM-C6E10E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An extremely worn copper-alloy sestertius, possibly of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to the period AD 138-161. Reece Period 7. Reverse type illegible.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 23.9 g
Diameter: 31 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD110
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: (Draped?) bust, right.
Obverse inscription: [...]NINVS[...]
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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