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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-A8B02F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy Roman sestertius, possibly of Hadrian (AD 117-138), dating to the period c.AD 117-138 (Reece period 6). Illegible reverse type. Unclear mint. The bust type is unclear but appears most plausibly of Hadrian although an earlier date range cannot be ruled out entirely.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 117
Date to: Circa AD 138
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 14.1 g
Diameter: 30.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th April 2017 - Monday 17th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Hadrian
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Unclear laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Levan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW3723
Four figure Latitude: 50.04887351
Four figure longitude: -5.6751472
1:25K map: SW3723
1:10K map: SW33SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G. | 1976 | Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 22, pl.6, fig.3 | no.121 |
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