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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-D2C385

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A very worn and corroded copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378. Reece Period 19. GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type, uncertain mint.

Notes:

Rally Record Orange 245C

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 378

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th December 2015

Rally details.

This object was found at Metal Detectives at Aston, Oxon

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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
Primary ruler qualifier: Possibly
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA ROMANORVM
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3302
Four figure Latitude: 51.71576402
Four figure longitude: -1.52373669
1:25K map: SP3302
1:10K map: SP30SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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: BERK
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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