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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-598885
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A gold solidus of Magnus Maximus, AD 383-388, VICTORIA AVGG, Trier. RIC IX 77b. Reece 20
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 383
Date to: AD 388
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.29 mm
Weight: 4.51 g
Diameter: 20.93 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: nlm08087
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Solidus
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Magnus Maximus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 20 [378-388]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Two emperors seated facing, together holding a globe. Behind and between them the upper proportion of a Victory with outspread wings; Between them below, a palm branch
Reverse inscription: VICTORIA AVGG
Reverse mint mark: //TROB
Coin references
- RIC : IX p. 28, no. 77b
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hibaldstow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Imperial Coinage | 28 No.77b |
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