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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-A8C4D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
PROJECT: In the Footsteps of Marcus Trebellius
Stringers Lane Excavation 2021 (Site code: SLXX1)
This item was recovered during the three-week excavation of a corridor villa and associated features as part of an ongoing archaeological project lead by the university of Chester in collaboration with Wrexham County Borough Museums and Archive.
Object reference: TR3; Ctxt 3037; SF0012
Description:
Copper-alloy nummus of Constantine I as Caesar, AD 306-7; London, AD 307
Obv. FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C; Laureate and cuirassed right
Rev. ROMAE AETER; Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre
Mintmark: - // PLN
RIC VI, p. 130, no. 99
Reece 15.
Diameter: 25.6mm; weight: 6.31g; Die axis: 6
Reference: Cloke and Toone, The London Mint of Constantius and Constantine (2015), p. 144, no. 5.03.015
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: On temporary exhibition - Wrexham Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 307
Date to: Exactly AD 307
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.31 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th September 2021 - Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SLXX1/TR3 (3037) SF12
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
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 and cuirassed right
Obverse inscription: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C
Reverse description: Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding Victory and sceptre
Reverse inscription: ROMAE AETER
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
RIC Identifier: RIC VI Londinium 99
Fourth Century reverse type: ROMAE AETER
Reverse mint mark: - // PLN
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : VI p. 130, no. 39
- Cloke and Toone, The London Mint : p. 144, no. 5.03.015
References cited
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