WAW-1693F0: Roman Coin: Contemporary copy of a nummus belonging to the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-1693F0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A contemporary copy of a copper alloy nummus belonging to the House of Constantine (AD306-364) dating to AD330-340 (Reece Period 17). CONSTANTINOPOLIS reverse showing Victory on prow holding spear and sheild. Mint is Lyon. RIC VII, p138, no 246

Diameter: 13.93mm. Thickness: 1.24mm. Weight: 0.9g. Die axis: 6 o'clock

Recorded according to Parish

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 330
Date to: Exactly AD 340

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.24 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 13.93 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999 - Wednesday 1st January 2014

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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)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust, left.
Obverse inscription: ...NOB C - in retrograde
Reverse description: Victory on prow holding spear and shield
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Offchurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3665
Four figure Latitude: 52.28197035
Four figure longitude: -1.47371775
1:25K map: SP3665
1:10K map: SP36NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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