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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-3DF1C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of Constantine I dating to the period AD 320 to 325 (Reece Period 16). D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG (blundered); reverse type depicting wreath. 'Ticinum' mint. RIC VII, p. 379, c.f. no. 140

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 320
Date to: AD 325

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.71 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

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: right facing laureate bust
Obverse inscription: CONST ... AVG (blundered and incomplete)
Reverse description: wreath
Reverse inscription: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG (blundered); V[O]T / XX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: -//PT

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
To be known as: Wymeswold

Spatial coordinates

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

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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