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Description: | A copper alloy disc, possibly a coin blank of Roman date. The sub-circular disc has uneven convex faces and rounded edges. The metal has a high lead content. Both faces are covered with curving lines or ripple, probably created as the metal cooled. One side appears to have a row of three pellets, but no other decoration or marking is visible and these may just be irregularities. It is oval, measuring 15.7mm long, 14.7mm wide and 3.7mm thick. It weighs 4.75gm. The metal has a smooth yellow brown patina.The flattened pellet is similar to NARC-8EA7D8 and HAMP-9A6B34 which are Roman coin blanks, probably for making counterfeit coins. However, the identificaton is uncertain and the object could also be a flattened droplet of casting waste, or a very worn token.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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