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TOKEN
Unique ID: SUSS-DA6804
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy modern copy of a late 10th to early 11th century AD gold Solidus of the Byzantine emperors Constntine VII-VIII, Romanus II or Basil II.
Notes:
This coin was found with SUSS-DA5806 and SUSS-D04694. This odd combination of items suggests recent burial of a cache of special items for uncertain reason.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: AD 1900
Date to: AD 2007
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 3.35 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Christ facing
Reverse description: Two byzantine emperors standing facing with cross between
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Chalvington with Ripe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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