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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-93E4C4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Roman copper alloy nummus of Gratian (AD 367-383), struck in Arles AD 378-383. VOT XV MVLTXX reverse. LRBC p57 no.552. Dimensions: diameter 14.01mm; weight 1.50g. This object is part of a much larger collection that was found over twenty-five years of fieldwalking over the same site.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 378
Date to: AD 383

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 14.01 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1978 - Thursday 1st January 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Cashmore No. 112

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: Gratian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Mint or issue place: Arelatum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: DN GRA[...]
Reverse description: Wreath surrounding legend
Reverse inscription: (VOT XV MVLT XX)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Fourth Century reverse type: VOT / XV / MVLT / XX
Reverse mint mark: //...(on)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Chipping Norton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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