Rights Holder: Hampshire Cultural Trust
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Unique ID: HAMP-385AC6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman probable contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-61), GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with one standard, dating to AD 335-41 (Reece period 17). Mint of prototype uncertain.
Current location of find: Hampshire Cultural Trust (Winchester Collections)
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 335
Date to: Circa AD 341
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 1.83 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1987 - Monday 31st December 1990
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Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.1920
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Obverse inscription: [...]DM[-]X[-]
Reverse description: Two soldiers with one standard, star at centre of banner.
Reverse inscription: [GLORIA EXERC]ITVS
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: - // [...]
Status: Contemporary copy
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU5627
Four figure Latitude: 51.03963623
Four figure longitude: -1.20264646
1:25K map: SU5627
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.