Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-91F2E6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus, possibly of Magnus Maximus. SPES ROMANORVM issue.
Notes:
Finders ref: 883
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 337
Date to: Circa AD 340
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th September 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: Magnus Maximus
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Obverse inscription: [ ]PPP[ ]
Reverse description: camp gate
Reverse inscription: SPES ROMANORVM
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: SPES ROMANORVM
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP6164
Four figure Latitude: 52.270781
Four figure longitude: -1.107476
1:25K map: SP6164
1:10K map: SP66SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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