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COIN
Unique ID: NCL-68B172
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A nummus of Constantine I dating to the period AD 324 to 325. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG reverse. Trier mint. RIC VII, p. 205, no. 449.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Part of an extant museum collection
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 324
Date to: Circa AD 325
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.67 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS672
Museum accession number: X.A91.2005.15.0
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: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]CONSTAN[...]
Reverse description: Campgate with two turrets, star above
Reverse inscription: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
Fourth Century reverse type: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG
Reverse mint mark: -/-//PTR
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : VII p. 205, no. 449
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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