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COIN
Unique ID: SF-A53CE4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Roman siliqua of Gratian, c.378-383 AD. Reverse: VRBS-ROMA, Roma seated left on cuirass holding Victory on globe. Mint: Lyon. As Hoxne no. 471.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 378
Date to: Circa AD 383
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.45 g
Diameter: 17.59 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Siliqua
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Gratian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Diademed and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Roma seated left on cuirass holding Victory on globe
Reverse inscription: VRBS-ROMA
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: -//LVGPS
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Newmarket
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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