HAMP-B84725: Roman coin: Nummus of Maximian

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-B84725

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy nummus of Maximian (AD 286-310), dating to AD 307-8 (Reece Period 15), CONSERV VRB SVAE. Mint of Ticinum. RIC VI, p. 294, no. 92; Drost, Le monnayage de Maxence, p. 293, no. 16

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
Weight: 5.6 g
Diameter: 24.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th June 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E2012

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: Maximian I
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: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Roma seated facing, head left, in hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre; knobs as acroteria; pediment empty
Reverse inscription: CONSERV VRB SVAE
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: CONSERV VRB SVAE
Reverse mint mark: -//TT

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Quarley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2643
Four figure Latitude: 51.185641
Four figure longitude: -1.629374
1:25K map: SU2643
1:10K map: SU24SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	294	92

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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