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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR815

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constans dating from the period AD 343-48 (Reece period 17). VICTORIAE DD AVGG QNN reverse type depicting two Victories holding wreaths. Mint uncertain.

Notes:

PAL 392

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 343
Date to: Exactly AD 348

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999

Personal details

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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)
Ruler/issuer: Constans
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [CONSTA]NS PF [AVG]
Reverse description: Two Victories with wreaths
Reverse inscription: [VICTORIAE DD AVGG QNN]
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN

Coin references

No coin references available.

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Reece, R. and James, S. 1986 Identifying Roman Coins Seaby 30-31 112

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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