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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-3B3CE3
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and corroded mid 4th-century copper-alloy Roman nummus of Magnentius or Decentius, 'GLORIA ROMANORVM' (horseman), Amiens mint (AD 350; Reece issue period 18; RIC VIII, p. 121; no. 3)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.7 mm
Width: 19.6 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Diameter: 20.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3242
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 or Decentius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Bare-headed bust, draped and cuirassed, facing right, with 'A' behind head
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Emperor going right on horseback, spearing fallen horseman to right
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA ROMAN]ORVM
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: AMB(branch)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Thruxton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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