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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR989
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II dating from the period AD 324-30 (Reece period 16). PROVIDENTIAE AVGG reverse type depicting a camp-gate with two turrets. Mint uncertain (possibly Trier).
Notes:
This coin may be a contemporary copy, although a mule with the obverse of a Caesar (NOB C) and the reverse of an Augustus (AVGG) is known (RIC vol. VII 464/461).
PAL 1355
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 324
Date to: Circa AD 330
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)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantius II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Cuirassed bust left, stylised
Obverse inscription: FL IVL CONST[A]NTIVS N[OB C]
Reverse description: Camp-gate with two turrets
Reverse inscription: PROVDE[N]TIAE AVG
Fourth Century reverse type: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
Reverse mint mark: T - T
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Possibly
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: PENTRIDGE
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece, R. and James, S. | 1986 | Identifying Roman Coins | Seaby |
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