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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-06F440
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Crispus (AD 317-26), dating to the period AD 324-325 (Reece Period 16), 'PROVIDENTIAE CAESS' Camp gate with two towers and star above. Mint of Lyon. RIC VII, p. 136, no. 227
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 324
Date to: Exactly AD 325
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 2.41 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th January 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Crispus
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right with a draped and cuirass bust.
Obverse inscription: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Reverse description: Camp-gate surmounted by two turrets with star above.
Reverse inscription: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Fourth Century reverse type: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS
Reverse mint mark: PLG
Coin references
- RIC : VII p. 136, no. 227
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (District)
To be known as: Ilam
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1988 | Roman Coins and their Values | Seaby | page 319 | ref no 3824 |
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