WILT-169662: Roman coin : Nummus of Maximinus

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Unique ID: WILT-169662

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A Roman nummus of Maximinus (AD 305-13), c. AD 307. Reverse: GENIO POP ROM around Genius standing left, head towered, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopiae. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 129, no. 89a.

Measures 25mm, weighs 3.87g, die axis 6, very worn and corroded, fragment missing from edge.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 307

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.87 g
Diameter: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th March 2012

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Wiltshire Heritage Museum Entry Form 1457

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Maximinus Daia
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [GAL VAL] MAXIMINVS NOB C
Reverse description: Genius standing left, head towered, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopiae
Reverse inscription: [GENIO -P]OP RO[M]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: GENIO POP ROM
Reverse mint mark: - -//PLN
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Easterton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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		probably 88a

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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