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COIN
Unique ID: NMGW-14AA02
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of Maxentius (AD 306-312), dating to 307-8 (Reece Period 15), CONSERV VRB SVAE. Mint of Ticinum. RIC VI, p. 294, no. 91; Drost, Le monnayage de Maxence, p. 294, no. 20b
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 307
Date to: Exactly AD 308
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2005.214.3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Maxentius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Ticinum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: MAXENTIVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Roma seated facing in hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre; knobs as acroteria; wreath in pediment
Reverse inscription: CONSERV VRB SVAE
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Fourth Century reverse type: CONSERV VRB SVAE
Reverse mint mark: -//TT
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : VI p. 294, no. 91
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
Parish or ward: Cherington (Civil Parish)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruun, P.M. | 1966 | The Roman Imperial Coinage: Vol 7. Constantine and Licinius AD 313-337 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | Ticinum 91 |
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