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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-F8E111
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 364
Date to: Circa AD 367
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th August 2005 - Monday 26th September 2005
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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: Valens
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Emperor pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed facing right
Obverse inscription: DN VALEN-S PF AVG
Reverse description: Victory walking left with a wreath
Reverse inscription: [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: TRP(symbol)
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Harpole (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6859
Four figure Latitude: 52.225016
Four figure longitude: -1.005913
1:25K map: SP6859
1:10K map: SP65NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 14 | 7b |
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