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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-BFD4B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper alloy Nummus of uncertain Emperor. Unclear reverse and mint. c.260-410AD.
Class: roman
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: kent
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th May 2012
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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 (AD 260 - 402)
Obverse description: Diaidemed bust facing rigth
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Womenswold (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2550
Four figure Latitude: 51.204873
Four figure longitude: 1.219608
1:25K map: TR2550
1:10K map: TR25SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer, B. | 1971 | A Scallop-Shell Ampulla from Caistor and Comparable Pilgrim Souvenirs | Lincoln | Lincolnshire Local Hisatory Society | Fig. XXII, f. |
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