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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-2B6E55
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy dupondius or as of uncertain Emperor, possibly Hadrian, dating to AD 43-250. Unclear reverse type depicting standing figure. Unclear mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017946
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius or as
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st-mid 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]DA[...]
Reverse description: Standing figure
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Poltimore (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9697
Four figure Latitude: 50.76323986
Four figure longitude: -3.4759865
1:25K map: SX9697
1:10K map: SX97NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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