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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-2ADCE0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A Roman plated silver copy of a siliqua of Valens (AD 364-378), dating to the period c.AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). VOT/X/MVLT/XX reverse type depicting the legend within a wreath. Prototype of the mint of Lyon. Copying Hoxne no. 302; RIC IX, p. 46, no. 19. It measures 17.3mm in diameter, has thickness of 1.1mm, and weighs 1.3g. Die axis 6 o'clock.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2019 - Monday 1st April 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Siliqua
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Valens
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 19 [364-378]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: D N VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse description: The legend within a wreath
Reverse inscription: VOT/X/MVLT/XX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: -//LVG
Status: Contemporary copy (Plated copy)
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : IX cf. p. 46, no. 19
Hoxne : cf. no. 302

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Weston Colville (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6153
Four figure Latitude: 52.15181331
Four figure longitude: 0.3518565
1:25K map: TL6153
1:10K map: TL65SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: While searching cultivated land.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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