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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E9AAA3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy as of Nero dating from the period AD 54-68 (Reece Period 3). Unclear reverse type. Mint unclear.
The coin is badly chipped aorund all the edges and has lost the legend and part of the design on the obverse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 54
Date to: Circa AD 68
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.89 g
Diameter: 20.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th October 2019 - Saturday 19th October 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 018712
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: As
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Nero
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 3 [54-68]
Obverse description: Head facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Unclear
Reverse inscription: Illegible
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: Cothelstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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