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COIN
Unique ID: SF-A25B26
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 306-364) dating to AD 307-318 (Reece Period 15). SOL INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing left hold globe and whip. Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 318
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2019 - Tuesday 31st December 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders Ref: WMH142
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: CON[...]
Reverse description: Sol standing left holding whip and globe
Reverse inscription: SOLI IN[V]IC[TO COMITI]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Fourth Century reverse type: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Reverse mint mark: T[]//[]
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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