COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-559EE2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy nummus of Valens, 364-78, SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE- Victory Advancing revserse, mint unclear.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 364
Date to: Circa AD 378

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.31 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Quantity: 1

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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]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Valens [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378] [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Obverse description: right facing diademed bust
Obverse inscription: [DN VALENS PFAVG]

Reverse description: Victory advancing left with wreath
Reverse inscription: [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]

Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Fourth Century reverse type: SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Status: Regular

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands
County: Leicestershire
District: Blaby
Parish: Kilby

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6295
Four figure Latitude: 52.549326 Four figure longitude: -1.087089
1:25K map: SP6295
1:10K map: SP69NW
WOEID: 26348607
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

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