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COIN
Unique ID: BM-35E9D7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of Valens (AD 364-378), dating to AD 364-367 (Reece Period 19). Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM. Mint of Aquileia. LRBC, p. 67, no. 989.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 364
Date to: Circa AD 367
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 27th July 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RH 15/0241
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
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Mint or issue place: Aquileia
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [D] N VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse description: Emperor advancing right, head left, dragging captive and holding labarum
Reverse inscription: [GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA ROMANORVM
Reverse mint mark: - (branch)//SMA[QP or S]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- LRBC : p. 67, no. 989
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Godmanchester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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