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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-220441
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and corroded Roman copper-alloy sestertius dating to the period AD 41-260. Uncertain ruler and mint.
Obverse and reverse illegible.
Obverse: [...], Illegible.
Reverse: [...], Illegible.
Diameter: 31.8mm. Weight: 16.48g.
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: 16.48 g
Diameter: 31.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th January 2017 - Sunday 8th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-2-15
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Illegible
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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