NMS-60CB48: Roman coin : nummus of Constantine I

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COIN

Unique ID: NMS-60CB48

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, London, AD 312. Obverse CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right; reverse P M TR P COS II P P, figure seated left on curule chair with sceptre, mintmark */-//PLN. A type not listed in Roman Imperial Coinage volume VI and known only from an example in Lisbon, Cf RIC VI, p.138ff; H. Cloke, L. Toone, The London mint of Constantius and Constantine, pp. 202-3, no. 7.12.001 (3), this coin. Acquired by the Norwich Castle Museum.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 312
Date to: Circa AD 312

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 - Wednesday 7th November 2012

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 50513
Other reference: ENMD112012

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Male figure with draped loins seated left on curule chair and holding vertical sceptre
Reverse inscription: P M.TR.P.COS.II.P.P
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: */-//PLN
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Acle (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG4010
Four figure Latitude: 52.634636
Four figure longitude: 1.54539
1:25K map: TG4010
1:10K map: TG41SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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