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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-298E94
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Class:
Nummus
Evidence of reuse: None
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 324
Date to: AD 326
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.77 mm
Weight: 2.23 g
Diameter: 18.96 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th September 2008
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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: Crispus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Obverse description: bust laureate draped and cuirassed, seen from front right
Obverse inscription: FLIVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Reverse description: camp gate, exergue illegible
Reverse inscription: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Pidley Cum Fenton Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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