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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-04E160
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Retained by Finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 364
Date to: AD 378
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 16.31 mm
Thickness: 1.54 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th 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)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Valens
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Obverse description: Diademed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Emperor striding right with a captive in his left hand & a standard in his right.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Chesterton (Civil Parish)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece, R. and James, S. | 1986 | Identifying Roman Coins | Seaby | 34-5, no 140 |
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