NARC-33EC25: Roman coin: Nummus of the House of Constantine, 'Gloria Exercitus' second issue (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-33EC25

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete 4th-century copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, 'Gloria Exercitus' type, second issue, which has suffered circumferential losses

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 335
Date to: AD 341

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.2 mm
Width: 13.4 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th September 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's reference 85

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Emperor laureate, draped and cuirassed facing right
Obverse inscription: ..S AVG
Reverse description: Two soldiers standing facing one another, holding reversed spear and resting hand on shield; between a single standard
Reverse inscription: [G]LO[R-IA EXERC] ITVS
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: PLG?

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: SP6163
Four figure Latitude: 52.261791
Four figure longitude: -1.107656
1:25K map: SP6163
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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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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