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COIN
Unique ID: SF-35649F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy Roman dupondius of Antoninus Pius, dating to the period AD 138-61 (Reece period 7). Uncertain reverse type.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 138
Date to: Exactly AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.02 mm
Weight: 8.3 g
Diameter: 28.22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]PP TRP COS
Reverse description: Unclear standing female figure facing holding uncertain object in left hand
Reverse inscription: [...]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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