Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: NARC-B8C1E7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 348
Date to: AD 350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th June 2003
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
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: Constans
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Emperor diademed facing left holding globe
Obverse inscription: DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG
Reverse description: Helmeted soldier, spear in left hand, advancing right, head turned to left; with his right hand, he leads a small bare-headed figure from a hut beneath a tree. The spear, whose butt is between the soldier and the figure, points upwards
Reverse inscription: FEL TEMP REPAR-ATIO
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: ?PLG?
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6064
Four figure Latitude: 52.27089
Four figure longitude: -1.122129
1:25K map: SP6064
1:10K map: SP66SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NARC-9C2D88
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A worn Roman copper-alloy nummus of the mid-4th century, probably of Constans
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NARC-5C6F04
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A worn mid 4th century Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, possibly of Constans
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NARC-EFF8B5
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
A worn Roman copper-alloy nummus of the mid-4th century of either Constans or Constantius II
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618