HESH-E6D711: Roman Coin: Nummus of the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: HESH-E6D711

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Badly worn nummus of the House of Constantine probably post 324.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 307
Date to: AD 361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.22 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm

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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: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Diadem crowned curiassed bust left
Obverse inscription: [ ]STA[ ]
Reverse description: Camp or town gateway with two towers and central door. Crescent mint mark? between towers.
Reverse inscription: [PRO]VIDEN[TIAE AVGG]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hereford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO5039
Four figure Latitude: 52.047125
Four figure longitude: -2.730488
1:25K map: SO5039
1:10K map: SO53NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Other

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Reece, R. and James, S.	1986	Identifying Roman Coins		Seaby	34-35	83

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HESH
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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