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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-08C391
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine the Great, tetrarchic period, AD 310-313. Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 310
Date to: Circa AD 313
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.63 mm
Diameter: 20.72 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th March 2004
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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
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Obverse description: Laureate bust of Emperor right
Obverse inscription: [(IMP) CO]NSTANTIN[VS (P F) A]VG
Reverse description: Sol standing left, holding globe
Reverse inscription: [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]
Fourth Century reverse type: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Reverse mint mark: [ ] [ ]//PL[ ]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Thanet (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2668
Four figure Latitude: 51.366072
Four figure longitude: 1.245279
1:25K map: TR2668
1:10K map: TR26NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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 | p264 | 307 etc |
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