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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-F98951
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 332
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.31 g
Diameter: 16.26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th September 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 4095
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: Constantine II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Diademed, cuirassed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Reverse description: Two soldiers with two standards between
Reverse inscription: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: curve and dot followed by PLG
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
To be known as: Broomfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 254 |
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