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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-F696E1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Group of three Roman copper alloy nummi of unknown fourth-century rulers. All three are worn and corroded; no details are distinguishable on any of them, but their size leads to the conclusion that they are nummi.
The coin measurements are as follows:
Thickness 2mm, diameter 16mm, weight 1.02g.
Thickness 2mm, diameter 12mm, weight 0.75g.
Thickness 2mm, diameter 15mm, weight 1.15g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th November 2011
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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: Uncertain
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Horham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2071
Four figure Latitude: 52.29305636
Four figure longitude: 1.22465354
1:25K map: TM2071
1:10K map: TM27SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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