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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR678
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper-alloy nummus of Gratian (367-83) dating from the period AD 375-78. SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse type depicting Victory advancing left with a wreath and palm. Mint of Arles.
Notes:
PAL 600
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 375
Date to: Exactly AD 378
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 1999 - Tuesday 1st February 2000
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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: Gratian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Mint or issue place: Arelatum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped bust with pearl diadem
Obverse inscription: DN GRATIANVS PF AVG
Reverse description: Victory advancing left with wreath and palm
Reverse inscription: [SECVRITAS] REIPVBLICAE
Fourth Century reverse type: SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE
Reverse mint mark: [P]CON
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: South Petherton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, P.V. | 1960 | Late Roman Bronze Coinage | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 533 |
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