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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-55D93D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Possibly an as of an indeterminate early Roman ruler, probably issue of 43-200, pierced with a drilled hole of diameter 2mm at 3 O'clock obverse.
Obverse description: head left. All other detail lost.
The piercing of Roman coins is usually ascribed to the early Anglo-Saxon period, though smaller and later issues were more often selected.
Diameter: 26.3mm, Weight: 6.57gms
Evidence of reuse: Pierced for suspension
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: Circa AD 200
Period of reuse: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.57 g
Diameter: 26.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42329
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Possibly
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 1st/2nd Century AD
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Bust
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
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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