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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP2388
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 321
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.99 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th August 2002
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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)
Ruler/issuer: Constantine II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate bust r., draped
Obverse inscription: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
Reverse description: VOT/ . / V in three lines within wreath
Reverse inscription: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Whitchurch (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8020
Four figure Latitude: 51.872845
Four figure longitude: -0.839388
1:25K map: SP8020
1:10K map: SP82SW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 321 | no. 236 |
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