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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR802
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337) dating from AD 319 (Reece period 16). VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type depicting two Victories holding a shield inscribed VOT PR above an altar. Mint of London.
Notes:
PAL 359
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 319
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999
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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]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust with plumed helmet and spear, left
Obverse inscription: IMP CONSTANTINVS [AVG]
Reverse description: Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT PR
Reverse inscription: VIC[T]ORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP (or variant)
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: South Petherton
Spatial coordinates
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 | 156 |
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