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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-7C8A77
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of Constantius II (AD 337-61), dating to AD 347-8 (Reece Period 17), VOT XX MVLT XXX in wreath. Unclear Mint, but from Heraclea or a mint to the east of Heraclea. RIC VIII, p. 433 for type.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 347
Date to: AD 348
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1840
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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: Constantius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: D N CONSTAN - [TIVS P F AVG]
Reverse description: Wreath with VOT XX MVLT XXX over four lines
Reverse inscription: VOT XX MVLT XXX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: SM[ .. ]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Leominster
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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