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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-127F66
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Contemporary copy - silver plated denarius of Faustina II, from the period AD 161-175. Reece period 8. Obverse depicts bare headed bust facing right. Legend unclear. Obverse shows female figure standing with right hand raised. Legent unclear.
Dimensions: weight: 1.71g, diameter: 1.7mm, thickness: 2.2mm
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.71 g
Diameter: 1.7 mm
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Materials and construction
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Obverse description: bare headed bust facing right
Reverse description: female figure standing with right hand raised
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Sawbridgeworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4613
Four figure Latitude: 51.79659748
Four figure longitude: 0.1157784
1:25K map: TL4613
1:10K map: TL41SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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