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COIN
Unique ID: BM-CCBF39
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy roman nummus, contemporary copy of a coin of Constantius II (AD 323-361), dating to the period AD 335-341 (Reece period 17). [GLORIA EXERCITVS] reverse type depicting Two soldiers standing either side of one standard. Unclear prototype mint, possibly Trier.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 335
Date to: Circa AD 341
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: XA 17/0662
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Possibly
Obverse description: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [...] CONSTANTIVS AVG
Reverse description: Two soldiers standing either side of one standard
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA EXERCITVS]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: []//[TR?...]
Status: Contemporary copy
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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