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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-16F02B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy Roman dupondius or as (c.AD 41-250) with a head facing right on the obverse and a standing female figure which is slightly left of centre on the reverse, but the coin is too corroded and pitted to make out any detail.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 41
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 6.9 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th February 2018 - Sunday 25th February 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius or as
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: head facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible and missing
Reverse description: female standing figure
Reverse inscription: illegible and missing
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
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: Gweek (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW7025
Four figure Latitude: 50.08050681
Four figure longitude: -5.21620138
1:25K map: SW7025
1:10K map: SW75NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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