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COIN
Unique ID: BM-CE0B9C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of Arcadius (AD 383-408), dating to AD 388-402 (Reece Period 21), VICTORIA AVGGG. Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 388
Date to: Exactly AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Friday 31st October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ON 05/0841
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: Arcadius
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 21 [388-402]
Obverse description: Diademed, draped and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: [D N ARCAD]IVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Reverse inscription: [VICTOR]IA AVGGG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIA AVGGG
Reverse mint mark: //[...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Godmanchester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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