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COIN
Unique ID: BM-2167C9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine II as Caesar (AD 317-40), dating to AD 323 (Reece Period 16), BEATA TRANQVILLITAS. Mint of Trier. RIC VII, p. 200, no. 412
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 323
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.71 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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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 II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, with trabea and eagle-tipped sceptre right
Obverse inscription: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Reverse description: Globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX
Reverse inscription: BEATA TRAN QVILLITAS
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: - //.PTR crescent
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Hambleden area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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