LVPL-C0BDD5: Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (307-337) minted in Trier in 318-324 AD

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-C0BDD5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy nummus of Constantine II as Caesar (AD 317-337), dating to AD 319-20 (Reece Period 16), VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, Two Victories standing, holding wreath, inscribed VOT / P R, over altar. Mint of London. RIC VII - ; Cloke and Toone, The London Mint (2015), p. 252, no. 9.01.037.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 319
Date to: AD 320

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th September 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

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
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Obverse inscription: FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C
Reverse description: Two Victories standing, holding shield, inscribed VOT / P R, over altar (decorated with wreath)
Reverse inscription: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: Wreath // PLN

Coin references

RIC : VII -
Cloke and Toone, The London Mint : p. 252, no. 9.01.037

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Buttercrambe with Bossall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE7259
Four figure Latitude: 54.021988
Four figure longitude: -0.902517
1:25K map: SE7259
1:10K map: SE75NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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