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COIN
Unique ID: BM-5F2BA9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Valentinian, possibly of Valens (AD 364-378), dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). SECVRIT[AS REI PVBLIC]AE reverse type depicting Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Possibly mint of Arles.
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
Weight: 1.95 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: XA 17/0043
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 Valentinian
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Mint or issue place: Arelatum
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Diademed and draped bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]S P F AVG
Reverse description: Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm
Reverse inscription: SECVRIT[AS REI PVBLIC]AE
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE
Reverse mint mark: -//[...]O(N)[...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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