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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-140C64
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy nummus of the house of Constantine dating to the Period AD 335-341 (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers one standard. Possibly Mint of Lyon.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 335
Date to: AD 341
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th November 2009
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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: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: right facing diademed bust
Obverse inscription: VSPFAVG
Reverse description: two soldiers one standard
Reverse inscription: GLORIAEXERCITVS
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: PLG?
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Chesteron
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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