NARC-FA5D71: Roman nummus of Valens, obverse

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-FA5D71

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A 4th-century copper-alloy Roman nummus of Valens

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 364
Date to: AD 378

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.4 mm
Width: 16.2 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 2.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003 - Saturday 31st May 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Valens
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Obverse description: Emperor diademed and cuirassed facing right
Obverse inscription: DN VALEN-S PF AVG

Reverse description: Victory walking left with a wreath
Reverse inscription: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE

Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: ??.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Titchmarsh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL0079
Four figure Latitude: 52.399888
Four figure longitude: -0.531643
1:25K map: TL0079
1:10K map: TL07NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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