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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy nummus, probably of Constantius II dating to the period AD 352 to 353; SALVS AVG NOSTRI reverse type. Mint of Trier. Mintmark: [...]/[...]//[...]; Reece period 18. Cf. RIC VIII, p. 165, no. 332.The coin has been pierced with the piercing located underneath the chi-rho on the reverse.Obverse: Diademed bust right [...]Reverse: Chi-rho [SALVS AVG NOSTRI]Re-use: The coin has a circular piercing. A pierced SALVS reverse type coin depicting a chi-rho was found during the excavation of the cemetery at Poundbury where it was interpreted as a touch-piece/amulet of a Christian.
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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