COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-0BA114

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman copper alloy nummus, Gloria Exercitius issue, mint unknown, 335-37.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 335
Date to: AD 337

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th March 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Wendy Scott - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Wendy Scott - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348] [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Obverse description: right facing diademed bust
Obverse inscription: DN[..]

Reverse description: two soldiers, one standard
Reverse inscription: GLORI[AEXERCITIVS]

Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Reverse mintmark: not visible

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands
County: Staffordshire
District: Tamworth
Parish: Tamworth

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK2103
Four figure Latitude: 52.62436 Four figure longitude: -1.691211
1:25K map: SK2103
1:10K map: SK20SW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Adjacent Domesday Book places

Tamworth

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