SUSS-174F86: Roman coin : Nummus or radiate

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-174F86

Object type certainty: Certain
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A heavily worn roman copper alloy coin. The coin is completely illegible and incomplete with c.30% missing from an old break.

Notes:

FIV-418

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.76 mm
Weight: 1.59 g
Diameter: 17.91 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th August 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: FIV-418

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible

Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Firle

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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