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COIN
Unique ID: SF-1147F0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A copper-alloy Roman provincial billon tetradrachm of Probus (AD 276-282), dating to the period AD 281-282 (Year 7) (Reece period 14). Reverse type depicting an Eagle standing left, head turned right with wreath in beak, flanked by the letters L-Z. Mint of Alexandria. As BMC Alexandria and the Nomes, p. 315, no. 2431.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period to: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Date from: Circa AD 281
Date to: Circa AD 282
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.56 g
Diameter: 19.44 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Tetradrachm view all attributed records
Ruler/issuer: Probus
Mint or issue place: Alexandria (Egypt)
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: A K M AVP ΠPOBOC CεB
Reverse description: Eagle standing left, head right with wreath in beak
Reverse inscription: L Z//-
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Exning
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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