WMID-5C60DB: Roman Coin: Contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-5C60DB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A contemporary copy of a copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), dating to the period AD 348-361(Reece Period 18).FEL TEMP REPARATIO, reverse depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman. Mint uncertain.

Thickness:1 mm

Weight: 1.02 g

Diameter: 15.6 mm

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 348
Date to: Exactly AD 361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 1985 - Thursday 31st December 1992

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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: Probably
Reece period: Period 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Head left
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Soldier spearing fallen horseman
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Reverse mint mark: Unclear
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: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Princethorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4070
Four figure Latitude: 52.32664343
Four figure longitude: -1.41449484
1:25K map: SP4070
1:10K map: SP47SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst searching with a metal detector

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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