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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-70A4C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper alloy nummus of uncertain emperor dating to the period 260-402 AD. Uncertain reverse type and mint.
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Artefact not seen by FLO, recorded from images and information supplied by finder
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's Reference 034-C0282
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 - 4th century
Obverse description: Draped bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]D[...]
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: West Wickham Parish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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