BERK-137716: Roman coin: nummus of Magnentius

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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-137716

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Roman copper alloy coin nummus of Magnentius. Reverse: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE (AD350-353) Dimensions: diameter 15.10mm; weight 1.48g 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 350
Date to: AD 353

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 15.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1979 - Sunday 1st January 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Cashmore No. 65

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Ruler/issuer: Magnentius
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare headed and draped, bust right
Obverse inscription: DN MAGNENTIVS PF AV G
Reverse description: Two Victories holding a shield with VOT V MVLT X
Reverse inscription: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE
Reverse mint mark: -/-// PLG
Status: Regular

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: Metal detector
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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