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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-C9F3C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (306-337), SOLI INVI-CTO COMITI reverse (Radiate Sol standing left, globe in left hand, right hand raised), minted at Trier, AD 307-318. This may be a contemporary copy as the obverse legend / mint mark combination is not recorded in RIC. The coin is chipped with c.10% missing from one edge.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 318
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 19.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 20733
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 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [...CONS]TANTI[NVS] PF AVG
Reverse description: Radiate Sol standing facing left, naked apart from chalmys over shoulders, right hand raised, left hand holding globe
Reverse inscription: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Reverse mint mark: -//T[...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Ilchester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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