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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-C8A0E6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, Roman C4th, struck or hammered, copper alloy, Constantine I nummi or AE3/4. Obverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust right. Inscription: [](INV)[]. Reverse: Probably Jupiter facing, head left, with thunderbolt on left arm, eagle at his feet and holding a staff. Inscription: Illegible. Die axis: 6 o'clock. The coin has a slightly oval flan and is in worn or fine condition but has a rather corroded surface. This coin is likely to date to 307-318AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2014, page 75-76 and Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece and Simon James, Seaby 1986, page 26 & 27 No. 72 & 73. The coin is 17.27mm long, 16.23mm wide, 1.31mm thick, diameter 17.27mm and weighs 1.5g.
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 318
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.27 mm
Width: 16.23 mm
Thickness: 1.31 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 17.27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st September 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: Constantine I
Obverse description: Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [](INV)[]
Reverse description: Probably Jupiter facing, head left, with thunderbolt on left arm, eagle at his feet and holding a staff
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Fourth Century reverse type: IOVI CONSERVATORI
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Dormansland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ4145
Four figure Latitude: 51.18684278
Four figure longitude: 0.01617989
1:25K map: TQ4145
1:10K map: TQ44NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece, R. and James, S. | 1986 | Identifying Roman Coins | Seaby | 26-27 | 72 & 73 | ||
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2014 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 75-76 |
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