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COIN
Unique ID: SF-C35A29
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of Theodora, dating to the period AD 337-50 (Reece period 17). PIETAS ROMANA reverse type, depicting Pietas standing left suckling child. Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 337
Date to: Circa AD 350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 1.06 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2017
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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: Theodora
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Female bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Pietas standing left suckling child
Reverse inscription: PIETAS ROMANA
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Fourth Century reverse type: PIETAS ROMANA [Theodora]
Reverse mint mark: -/-//[...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Bury St Edmunds area
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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