Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-FDE6E6
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy nummus (AE 4), possibly of the House of Theodosius, c.AD 388-402, Reece Periods 20-21, with a patch of silver wash remaining on the obverse, to the right of bust facing right, and central circular mark on reverse which may be a laurel wreath, but the coin is too corroded to be sure.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 388
Date to: Circa AD 402
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 0.73 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014 - Monday 30th June 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Probably
Ruler/issuer: House of Theodosius
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: bust facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: laurel wreath
Reverse inscription: illegible and missing
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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