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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-2FF929
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period c.AD 355-364 (Reece period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type, depicting a soldier spearing a fallen horseman. Unclear prototype mint.
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 355
Date to: Circa AD 364
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14.7 mm
Width: 12.7 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th September 2021
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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
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Reverse description: Soldier left, spearing a fallen horseman
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Near Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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