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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-5F1299
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 337-341 (Reece period 17).
Obverse: [.]NVS (P F AVG?), Laureate and cuirassed(?) bust right.
Reverse: [GLORIA] EXERC[ITVS], Two soldiers standing either side of one standard.
Uncertain mint.Mint mark: [X?]//[]
Dia: 14.4mm; thickness: 1.7mm; weight: 1.5g
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 341
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 14.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th January 2018 - Monday 16th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham Museum Entry form No. 1337
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed (?) bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]NVS (P G AVG/)
Reverse description: Two soldiers standing either side of one standard
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA] EXERC[ITVS]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: [X?] // [ ]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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