WMID-FB4523: Roman coin: Nummus of Constantine I; gloria exercitus reverse type (two soldiers with two standards); Arles mint; AD330-5; LRBC, pt. 1, p.10 (no. 352); obverse/reverse

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Unique ID: WMID-FB4523

Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper-alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD306-337); gloria exercitus reverse type (two soldiers with two standards); Arles mint; AD330-5; LRBC, pt. 1, p.10 (no. 352).

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 330
Date to: AD 335

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Bust laureat (and rosettes), cuirassed [in palud.]
Obverse inscription: CON[ ]NVS MAX AV[ ]

Reverse description: Two soldiers with two standards
Reverse inscription: [ ]XE[RCI]TVS

Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Reverse mint mark: *//PCON[ ]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Drayton Bassett CP

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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