LANCUM-7ECE1A: Roman coin: Nummus of the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-7ECE1A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Nummus of the House of Constantine dating from 330-335 AD.

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Diademed bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: two soldiers with spears and shields either side of two standards
Reverse inscription: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: TRP

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Exactly AD 335

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th October 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 832

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: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Diademed bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: two soldiers with spears and shields either side of two standards
Reverse inscription: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: TRP
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Swaffham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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