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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-FA8DC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Diocletian as Senior Augustus, dating to AD 307 (Reece Period 15), QUIES AVGG. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 130, no. 98.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 307
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.96 mm
Weight: 6.99 g
Diameter: 26.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th March 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Diocletian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: [D N] DIOCLE[TIA]NO P F S AVG
Reverse description: Quies standing left, holding branch and sceptre
Reverse inscription: QVIES AVGG
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: - -//PLN
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Rother (District)
To be known as: Udimore
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1974 | Roman coins and their values | London | Seaby | 293 | 3444 |
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