Record ID: HAMP-31FA68 - ROMAN coin

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-31FA68

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Roman coin: Nummus of Constantine II (probably)

A worn and corroded 4th-century silver-washed copper-alloy Roman nummus probably of Constantine II as Caesar, 'BEATA TRANQVILLITAS', uncertain mint (318-324 AD; Reece period issue 16)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly AD 318
Date to: Exactly AD 324

Dimensions and weight

Length: 18.2 mm
Width: 17.45 mm
Thickness: 1.95 mm
Weight: 2.25 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Silvered [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Constantine II [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330] [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Bust radiate and cuirassed facing left
Obverse inscription: ...V...N...B...
Reverse description: Globe set on votive altar, inscribed 'VOT/IS/XX'; above, three stars
Reverse inscription: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Fourth Century reverse type: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Reverse mintmark: Illegible
Status: Regular

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Basingstoke And Deane
Parish: Basingstoke

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SU6155
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Robert Webley - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Robert Webley - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: E3207

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