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Description: | An incomplete, Roman, struck or hammered, copper alloy, House of Constantine nummus or AE4 probably a contemporary copy. Obverse: Laureate bust right. Inscription: Illegible. Reverse: Two soldiers holding two standards reverse fields and exergue -//[]. Inscription: [GLORIA EXERCITVS]. Mint unidentifiable. Reece period 17. Die axis: 6 o'clock. The coin is in fine condition with some wear. It has an olive green patina but is corroded with all the edges broken away and with some surface pitting mainly around the edges. This coin is likely to date to 330-340AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 62 no. 599, Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece & Simon James, Seaby 1986 reprint 1994, page 28-29 no. 97. The coin is 12.15mm long, 11.09mm wide, 1.51mm thick, diameter 12.15mm and weighs 0.7g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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