DENO-B2C703: Roman coin; nummus of Constantine I; votive altar reverse

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COIN

Unique ID: DENO-B2C703

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Roman coin; struck copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, votive altar reverse, dated to 318-324. Trier mint, c.321 AD. Obv. Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing right CONSTAN / TINVS AVG Rev. Votive altar with globe on top and three stars above. The altar reads ‘VOT / [IS] / XX’. BE[A]TA TRA[N] / QVILLI[TAS] Mintmark PT[R] in exergue Diameter 20.1mm, thickness 1.5mm, weight 2.38g Ref: Reece & James, pages 32 and 33, reverse 76 Class: RIC VII, p. 190, c.f. no. 303

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 318
Date to: AD 324

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.38 g
Diameter: 20.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1988 - Tuesday 1st January 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E5911 (coin 35)

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]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing right
Obverse inscription: CONSTAN / TINVS AVG
Reverse description: Votive altar with globe on top and three stars above. The altar reads ‘VOT / [IS] / XX’.
Reverse inscription: BE[A]TA TRA[N] / QVILLI[TAS]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: PT[R] in exergue
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : VII no. 303

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Cromwell area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Reece, R. and James, S.	1986	Identifying Roman Coins		Seaby	pages 32 and 33	reverse 76

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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