Record ID: IOW-51C398
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman gold solidus of Julius Nepos (AD 474-475). VITVRI A AVGGG reverse type depicting Victory standing left holding long cross. Unofficial mint in Southern Gaul. Mintmark: - // COMOB Obverse: D N IVLIVS - NEPVS AVG; Facing bust with pearl-diademed helmet, cuirassed and draped, holding spear [in right hand] behind shoulders Reverse: VITVRI - A AVGGG; Victory standing left holding long cross RIC X, p. 205 and p. 428, 2877-82note C. Brenot and M. Dhenin, Bibliotheque Inguimbertine Carpentras: Catalogue des monnaies d'or (Valbonne, 1985), no. 28
Created on: Monday 20th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FASAM-310211
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Gold tremissis, attributed to the Visigoths in Gaul, copying a coin of the Roman emperor Julius Nepos (AD 474-5) struck at Rome, dating to c. AD 475-500. Obverse: D N IVL NE - POS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed right, with probable diadem above bust. Reverse: Staurogram in Wreath. Mintmark: COMOB. RIC X, p. 461, no. 3766var. RIC 3766 has a cross above the bust. Incomplete, possibly because a mount has been removed.
Created on: Friday 13th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.