NARC-CA5E32: Roman coin, a nummus from the late 4th century, (obverse)

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-CA5E32

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A worn Roman nummus of the late 4th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: 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: Late 4th/early 5th century
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Emperor diademed facing right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible

Reverse description: Emperor with a standard dragging a captive right.
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA ROMANORVM]

Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: Illegible

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: Norton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6164
Four figure Latitude: 52.270781
Four figure longitude: -1.107476
1:25K map: SP6164
1:10K map: SP66SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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