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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-CEFE58
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and incomplete 4th-century copper-alloy Roman nummus, probably of Constantine I, 'D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG' (camp gate), and minted in c. 326 or 327 AD in Ticinum (Reece issue period 16; probably R.I.C. 205). This coin has suffered some circumferential losses.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 326
Date to: Circa AD 327
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.3 mm
Width: 16.65 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th July 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E1745
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Ticinum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust laureate facing right
Obverse inscription: CONSTAN [TINVS] AVG
Reverse description: Camp gate, two turrets, star above, no doors
Reverse inscription: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: ?P ?(branch) T
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: Chilcomb CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 385 | 205 |
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