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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-7262B3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantius II dating to the period 335-341 AD (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with one standard. Mint uncertain.
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Artefact not seen by FLO, artefact recorded from images and information supplied by the finder
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 335
Date to: Circa AD 341
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.05 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's Reference 034-C0207
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: Constantius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [...CO]NSTANTIVS [...]
Reverse description: Two soldiers with one standard
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA EXERCITVS]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: West Wickham Parish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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