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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-79F893
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Coin. Nummus indeterminate, possibly House of Valentinian (364-378); reverse may suggest Reece period 19, issue of 364-378.
Obverse description: Bust right.
Reverse description: Victory holding wreath walking left
Cliff Reeves kindly examined this abraded coin.
Diameter: 15.5mm, Weight: 1.40gms, die axis: 12.
Class: Nummus indeterminate, possibly House of Valentinian
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 364
Date to: Circa AD 378
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM15851a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Valentinian
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Obverse description: Bust right
Reverse description: Victory holding wreath walking left
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIA AVGGG
Status: Contemporary copy
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: Lissington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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