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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-6C8120
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Late copper alloy nummus of Diocletian (AD 284-305), dating to c. AD 297 (Reece Period 15). Genio Populi Romani reverse. Mint of London, unmarked intermediary group (unlisted in RIC).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 297
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 10.3 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd August 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Ruler/issuer: Diocletian
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia
Reverse inscription: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Fourth Century reverse type: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
Reverse mint mark: - -//-
Status: Regular
Coin references
- RIC : 305
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
To be known as: Overstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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