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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-FB3548
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 315
Date to: AD 316
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.86 g
Diameter: 19.86 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 4075
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: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust, laureate, draped and cuirassed facing right
Obverse inscription: IM CONSTANTINVS AVG
Reverse description: Sol, radiate, standing left, rasing right hand, globe in left, chlamys across left shoulder
Reverse inscription: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI
Reverse mint mark: A/S/PTR
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Copford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 73 |
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