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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-D9A0D6
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy modified Roman coin, possibly a sestertius. The flan is square with rounded corners and appears to have been hammered around the edges to square-up or lip the periphery. The thinness of the coin and the fact that both obverse and reverse are struck in relatively low relief for the period suggest either a contemporary copy or that the object was struck in imitation of a coin, but was not intended for use as one.
Obverse; female bust facing right, probably Faustina the Younger (Reece Period 8. Circa AD161-175). Reverse: standing female figure. Die axis 6 o'clock.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.5 mm
Width: 28 mm
Weight: 11.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Friday 1st December 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 62259
Other reference: IND15052018GC
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Morningthorpe and Fritton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2393
Four figure Latitude: 52.48930667
Four figure longitude: 1.28320142
1:25K map: TM2393
1:10K map: TM29SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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