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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-3A3FE0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A slightly worn early 4th-century copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I dating to Autumn 307-end of 308 AD (Reece Period 15). Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS. Mint of Trier. RIC VI, p. 218, no. 781.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 308
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.85 mm
Weight: 4.9 g
Diameter: 26.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E1500
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Emperor laureate and cuirassed facing right
Obverse inscription: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Prince standing facing, head left, in military dress, holding standard in each hand
Reverse inscription: PRINCIPI-IV-VENTVTIS
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS
Reverse mint mark: S A//PTR
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Hursley CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 218 | 780-783 |
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Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, AD 307-308 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS. Mint of Trier. RIC VI, p. 218, no. 781.
Workflow: Published
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Workflow: Published
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Broadperiod: ROMAN
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Workflow: Published
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