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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-A06C31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman coin: copper-alloy nummus of Valens dating to the period AD 364 to 378 (Reece Period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse depicting an Emperor dragging a captive person. Mint illegible.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 364
Date to: Exactly AD 378
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.56 g
Diameter: 17.17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Wednesday 1st October 2014
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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: Valens
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Obverse description: Bust facing right, wearing a diadem, draped and cuirassed.
Obverse inscription: DN VALENS P F AVG
Reverse description: Emperor standing with a standard, dragging a captive person.
Reverse inscription: [GL]ORIA ROMANORVM
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA ROMANORVM
Reverse mint mark: [ ]S[ ]
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Hammerwich (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK0707
Four figure Latitude: 52.66067685
Four figure longitude: -1.89794242
1:25K map: SK0707
1:10K map: SK00NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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