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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-D92423
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Ref: Sutherland, C, H, V & Carson, R, A, G, 1966, 'The Roman Imperial Coinage Volume VII: Constantine and Licinius’.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1985 - Sunday 1st January 2006
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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 16 [317-330]
Obverse description: Laureate, cuirassed (probably) and draped bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
Reverse description: Two soldiers staged facing one another, each holding a spear in their outer hand, their inner hand resting on a shield set on the ground; between them, two standards.
Reverse inscription: [ ]ITVS
Reverse mint mark: Illegible.
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Ancaster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 |
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