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COIN
Unique ID: SF-9EDE6A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy contemporary copy of a Roman radiate (Barbarous radiate) or a nummus of an uncertain ruler, dating to the period AD 260-402. Reverse type depicting a standing figure right, raising left arm. Unclear mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.13 mm
Weight: 0.81 g
Diameter: 10.04 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference 20/3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Radiate or nummus
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain (AD 260 - 402)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Unclear bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Figure standing right, raising left hand
Reverse inscription: [...]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Reverse mint mark: []//[]
Status: Contemporary copy (Barbarous radiate)
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Great Barton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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