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COIN
Unique ID: BM-8564CC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-61), copying a reverse type dating to AD 350-3 (Reece Period 18). Obverse possibly depicts Constantius II or Constans. Reverse type is proper to Magnentius or Decentius, VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, Two Victories holding shield.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 350
Date to: Circa AD 353
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Friday 31st October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RL 14/0392
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantius II or Constans (337-350)
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Diademed, draped and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: D N CONST-ANT[...]
Reverse description: Two Victories holding shield inscribed [...]/X
Reverse inscription: VI[...] CAE
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE(S)
Reverse mint mark: //C
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Godmanchester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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