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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-18E9C9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Trajan, worn sestertius, Rome. The style of the bust suggests this belongs to either the COS V (AD 103-11) or COS VI (AD 112-14) periods, dating the sestertius to c. AD 103-14.
O: [...]. Laureate, draped bust, right.
R: [...]. Worn smooth.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 103
Date to: Circa AD 114
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 18.2 g
Diameter: 33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Trajan
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 5 [96-117]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Laureate, draped bust, right.
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: illegible
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Carnforth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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