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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-3A55D0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman coin: copper-alloy sesterius of an unknown ruler dating to the period AD -23 to 250 (Reece Period uncertain). The reverse is not visible due to corrosion.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 23 BC
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 14.88 g
Diameter: 30.31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Thursday 29th 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: Possibly
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Obverse description: Bust facing right, laureate.
Obverse inscription: Illegible due to corrosion.
Reverse description: The reverse is not visible due to corrosion.
Reverse inscription: Illegible due to corrosion.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
To be known as: Near Broadheath
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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