SUSS-FFED04: Roman coin; nummus of House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-FFED04

Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 317-364), GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type (Two soldiers with one standard), unclear mint AD 335-361.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Donated to Barbican House Museum, Lewes
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 335
Date to: AD 361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: RL: 41

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: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.

Reverse description: Two soldiers with one standard.
Reverse inscription: GLOR[IA EXERCITVS]

Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Reece, R. and James, S. 1986 Identifying Roman Coins Seaby 29 98

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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