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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-7206C1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Notes:
Arles was renamed Constantia in c. 328, hence the mintmark CONST.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 336
Date to: AD 336
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.57 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 14.76 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th January 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 158
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Ruler/issuer: Constantine II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Constantinople
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [CONSTANTINVS IVN] N C
Reverse description: Two soldiers and one standard, with a Chi-Rho in the flag
Reverse inscription: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: Chi-Rho//PCONST
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Kingsclere
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruun, P.M. | 1966 | The Roman Imperial Coinage: Vol 7. Constantine and Licinius AD 313-337 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 276 | 395 |
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