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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-DDA9F6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 143
Date to: AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 12 g
Diameter: 26.44 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2005 - Sunday 1st May 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Radiate bust right
Obverse inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II
Reverse description: Providence standing left, globe at feet
Reverse inscription: TR P[OT XIX] COS IIII SC
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Kidlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1988 | Roman Coins and their Values | Seaby | 158 |
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