COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-91D1E1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Notes:

This comes from a group of 16 coins found in close proximity. They all apparently have typical British corrosion. Amongst the group are three unusual coins from the Eastern Mediterranean; a nummus of Constantius II or Constans from Constantinople, 348-51; a decanummium of Justinian I from Constantinople 542-9; an Islamic coin prob c.750-900.

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Chronology

Broad period: BYZANTINE
Period from: BYZANTINE
Date from: AD 542
Date to: AD 549

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.21 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Pearl diadem, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [ ]TINI-A...
Reverse description: Large I; to left [ANNO];to right, X...; above, cross
Reverse inscription: In Exergue -//(CON)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine