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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-DBAEA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 186
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.68 g
Diameter: 29.82 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 3820
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Commodus
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 9 [180-193]
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT]
Reverse description: Aequitas standing facing holding scales and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: [PM TRP XI IMP VII COS V PP]
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
To be known as: Broomfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 572 |
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