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COIN
Unique ID: BM-177B29
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantius II (AD 323-361), dating to the period c.AD 330-335 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting Two soldiers standing either side of two standards. 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 330
Date to: Circa AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.85 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: J2P 19/0269
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Reverse description: reverse type depicting Two soldiers standing either side of two standards
Reverse inscription: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: -//[]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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