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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-249401
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An extremely worn copper-alloy Roman coin, probably a nummus dating from the late third to early fifth centuries AD. Reverse type and mint illegible.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 16th November 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain (AD 260 - 402)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Illegible bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: illegible
Reverse inscription: illegible
Reverse mint mark: illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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