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COIN
Unique ID: SF-338722
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 337
Date to: AD 340
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders ref: 52
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Theodora
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Diademed and draped bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: [FL] MAX [TH]EODO[RAE AVG]
Reverse description: Pietas standing, facing out, holding one child in her arms.
Reverse inscription: PIE[TAS ROMAN]A
Reverse mint mark: Illegible.
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
No references cited so far.
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