Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-D40451
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman copper alloy coin: a contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine, Fel Temp Reparatio, soldier spearing fallen horseman type minted in 355 - 361. It is 16.4mm in diameter and 1.2mm thick. It weighs 1.15gm.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 355
Date to: Circa AD 361
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th March 2009 - Monday 16th March 2009
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Soldier advancing left spearing fallen horseman
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK9496
Four figure Latitude: 53.452383
Four figure longitude: -0.58595
1:25K map: SK9496
1:10K map: SK99NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.