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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-015AD5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An extremely corroded and incomplete copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, possibly a contemporary copy, dating to the period AD 335-341 (Reece period 17). [GLORIA EXERCITVS] reverse type depicting Two soldiers standing either side of one standard. Unclear mint.
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
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 12.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2018
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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: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Unclear diademed(?) bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Two soldiers standing either side of one standard.
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA EXERCITVS]
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: []//[]
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Possibly
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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