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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-7294E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A very worn copper-alloy Roman coin, possibly a nummus of uncertain 4th century AD type, dating to the period AD 330-402. Both obverse and reverse types are mostly illegible.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
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
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 13.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th October 2017 - Sunday 29th October 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: Possibly
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain - 4th century
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Uncertain, possibly laureate or diademed bust right?
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse mint mark: []//[]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
To be known as: High Cross
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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