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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-D6BEF2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An early Roman contemporary copy of an as of Claudius (AD 41-54; Reece period 2), the reverse depicting S C either side of Minerva advancing right, brandishing shield and spear. Prototype, mint of Rome.
Reference: cf. RIC volume I, p.128, no.100; Kenyon, group 3. Weight: 4.96g.Diameter: 23mm.
Notes:
RK not seen
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 54
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.96 g
Diameter: 23 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Claudius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 2 [41-54]
Obverse description: Bare head left
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Minerva advancing right, brandishing shield and spear. S C to either side
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near North Ormsby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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