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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-5C735B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A heavily worn and abraded Roman copper-alloy possible contemporary copy of a nummus of Constans or Constantius II dating to AD 355-361, (Reece period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman.
Measurements: 13.2mm diameter, 1.5mm thickness, 0.72g weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 355
Date to: Circa AD 361
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 13.2 mm
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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: Probably
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: ?Soldier spearing fallen horseman
Reverse inscription: [FEL TEMP REPARATIO]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Possibly
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Borden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8862
Four figure Latitude: 51.32602335
Four figure longitude: 0.69692841
1:25K map: TQ8862
1:10K map: TQ86SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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