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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-CDA948
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A late Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, commemorative issue, CONSTANTINOPOLIS (Victory on prow), illegible mint, struck AD330-335.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Circa AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: 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
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Helmeted and cuirassed bust left
Obverse inscription: [CONSTANTINOPOLIS]
Reverse description: Victory standing on prow, holding transverse sceptre
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Riseholme (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9876
Four figure Latitude: 53.27194228
Four figure longitude: -0.5319266
1:25K map: SK9876
1:10K map: SK97NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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