NARC-C40268: Roman coin: contemporary copy, lead alloy.

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-C40268

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Late Roman coin: a cast lead alloy contemporary copy of a copper alloy radiate or nummus. Detail lost.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 8.11 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2007 - Tuesday 1st May 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Radiate or nummus
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain (AD 260 - 402)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible

Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible

Status: Contemporary copy (cast)
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Islip (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9878
Four figure Latitude: 52.391263
Four figure longitude: -0.561321
1:25K map: SP9878
1:10K map: SP97NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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