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COIN
Unique ID: BM-87BAC7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A worn and pierced copper-alloy Roman nummus of uncertain late-4th century AD type, dating to the period AD 330-402. Uncertain reverse type, possibly a Soldier spearing a fallen horseman? Uncertain mint. The coin has a single circular piercing above the bust.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Circa AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Q3E 16/1239
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: Nummus, uncertain ruler, c. 330-402
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Uncertain diademed and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Soldier spearing a fallen horseman?
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
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.
References cited
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