Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-A17624
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantius II dating from 350 to 353 AD. It is slightly crudely executed and may just possibly be a contemporary copy.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 350
Date to: Circa AD 353
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Thursday 1st July 2010
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Emperor bare headed facing right
Obverse inscription: ...IVS PF A[VG]
Reverse description: Two Victories holding a shield with VOT V MVLT X on altar.
Reverse inscription: [VICTORIAE DDNN ]AVG ET CAE
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: PLS?
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Possibly
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ8712
Four figure Latitude: 52.70551
Four figure longitude: -2.193836
1:25K map: SJ8712
1:10K map: SJ81SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.