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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR599
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Roman copper-alloy nummus of Licinius I (AD 308-324) or Constantine I (AD 306-337) dating from the period AD 307-18 (Reece period 15). GENIO POP ROM reverse type depicting Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae. Mint of London.
Notes:
This coin is from a hoard.
PAL 687
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 307
Date to: Exactly AD 318
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
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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
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Genius standing left with patera ad cornucipiae
Reverse inscription: [GE]NI[O P]O[P ROM
Fourth Century reverse type: GENIO POP ROM
Reverse mint mark: PLN
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Chilton Cantelo
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece, R. and James, S. | 1986 | Identifying Roman Coins | Seaby | 26-27 | 68 |
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