Rights Holder: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
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Unique ID: ESS-B02593
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin: radiate or nummus of uncertain emperor, dating circa 260-410 AD.
The object is 18.83mm in diameter, 1.77mm in thickness and 2.4g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 410
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.77 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 18.83 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th February 2011
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Other reference: Colchester OEF 6648
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate or nummus
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain (AD 260 - 402)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Heavy Corrosion
Reverse description: Heavy Corrosion
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL8926
Four figure Latitude: 51.90048183
Four figure longitude: 0.74574867
1:25K map: TL8926
1:10K map: TL82NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.