NARC-787492: Roman coin: copper alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-787492

Object type certainty: Certain
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Late Roman coin: copper alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian (AD 364-378), GLORIA ROMANORUM emperor and captive type, minted in Arles.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 364
Date to: AD 378

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.74 mm
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2007

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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: House of Valentinian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Mint or issue place: Arelatum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Diadem right
Obverse inscription: Illegible

Reverse description: Emperor going right with standard and captive
Reverse inscription: G[LORIA ROMANORVM]

Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: SCON
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Moulton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7866
Four figure Latitude: 52.286612
Four figure longitude: -0.85793
1:25K map: SP7866
1:10K map: SP76NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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