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YORYM-DB06A2: Roman coin : Nummus of Magnentius

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-DB06A2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper alloy nummus of Magnentius (AD 350-3) (contemporary copy), VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, c. AD 351-61.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 351
Date to: Circa AD 361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 18.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2008

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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: Magnentius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Bare-headed, draped bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Two Victories facing holding a shield inscribed VOT//V//MVLT//X
Reverse inscription: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

  • Boon Counterfeit Coins : pl. VIII, c.f. 150

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Market Weighton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Find number: BM-B656BB
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
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Workflow: PublishedFind published

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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