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COIN
Unique ID: BM-5F9097
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A very worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Theodosius, dating to the period AD 387-388 (Reece period 20). [SPES ROMANORVM] reverse type depicting a campgate with two turrets, a star above. 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 387
Date to: Circa AD 388
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: XA 17/0047
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: House of Theodosius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Obverse description: Diademed and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Camp gate with two turrets, a star above
Reverse inscription: [SPES ROMANORVM]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: SPES ROMANORVM
Reverse mint mark: []//[]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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