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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-BEE923
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I dating to the period AD 330-335 (Reece period 17), 'GLORIA EXERCITVS', Two soliders holding two standards reverse, London mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 330
Date to: Exactly AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.71 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th February 2005 - Sunday 20th February 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: CONSTANTI[NVS ...]
Reverse description: Two soldiers staged either side of two standards.
Reverse inscription: GL[OR IA] EXER CITVS
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (District)
To be known as: Ilam
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1988 | Roman Coins and their Values | Seaby | page 316 | ref no 3786 |
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