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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-F910BA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius to Septimus Severus, dating to AD 161-211. Unclear reverse type depicting a standing female figure holding a torch or similar implement out in her right hand. Probably minted at Rome.
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 211
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.46 g
Diameter: 31.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th September 2018 - Sunday 9th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17704
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antonine (uncertain)
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate head with curly hair facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Standing female figure holding a torch or similar implement out in her right hand.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Bishops Lydiard CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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