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Unique ID: FASAM-99B86F
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy nummus of Diocletian (AD 284-305), dating to c. AD 294-305 (Reece Period 15), GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. Mint unclear. MM appears to be S (A?) // [ ]
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 294
Date to: Circa AD 305
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
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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: Diocletian
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: [ ] DIO[CLETIANV]S P AVG
Reverse description: Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia
Reverse inscription: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
Reverse mint mark: S (A?) // [ ]
Status: Regular
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Broad Hinton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1275
Four figure Latitude: 51.4738377
Four figure longitude: -1.8286161
1:25K map: SU1275
1:10K map: SU17NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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