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COIN
Unique ID: WMID937
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306 to AD 337), dating to the period AD 324 to AD 325 (Reece Period 16). PROVIDENTIAE AVGG reverse type depicting camp gates with two turrets and stars above. Mint of Lyon. RIC VII, p. 136, no. 225
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 324
Date to: AD 325
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1993 - Friday 1st January 1999
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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)
Ruler/issuer: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: CONSTAN - TINVS AVG
Reverse description: Camp-gate with two towers and a star above.
Reverse inscription: PROVIDEN - TIAE AVGG
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
Reverse mint mark: PLG
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : VII p. 136, no. 225
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
To be known as: WARWICKSHIRE PRINCETHORPE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, P.V. | 1960 | Late Roman Bronze Coinage | London | Spink and Son Ltd | P. 7 | No. 169 |
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