BH-17966A: Roman coin: nummus of Constantius II

Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: BH-17966A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II dating to the period AD 337 to 340 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers, one standard. Mint of Trier. RIC VIII, p.143, no. 50 passim.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 337
Date to: Circa AD 340

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2015

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

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: Constantius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Reverse description: Two soldiers, one standard
Reverse inscription: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: -//TRP.
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: Shipton-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2717
Four figure Latitude: 51.850946
Four figure longitude: -1.60942009
1:25K map: SP2717
1:10K map: SP21NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: NCL-EA5ED5
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A nummus of Constantius II or Constans as Caesar dating to the period AD 337 to 340. GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers, on…
Workflow: Published

Find number: BUC-C188D6
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A nummus of Constantius II dating to the period AD 337 to 340. GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse; two soldiers, one standard. Trier mint. RIC VIII, p.…
Workflow: Published

Find number: FASAM-B15214
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Copper alloy nummus of Constantius II, probably as Augustus (AD 337-61), dating to c. AD 337-40 (Reece Period 17), GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two sold…
Workflow: Published

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: BH
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.