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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-00AD50
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very corroded Roman radiate or nummus. The coin is also broken and its denomination cannot be determined.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th September 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate or nummus
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 3rd century
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6164
Four figure Latitude: 52.270781
Four figure longitude: -1.107476
1:25K map: SP6164
1:10K map: SP66SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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