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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR-2A3F75
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337) dating from AD 319-20 (Reece period 16). VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse depicting two Victories holding a shield inscribed VOT PR above an altar. Mint of London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 319
Date to: Exactly AD 320
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.62 g
Diameter: 17.07 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Mint or issue place: Londinium
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted, cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: CONST[ANTINVS AVG]
Reverse description: Two Victories holding a shield over an altar, inscribed VOT PR
Reverse inscription: VICTORIAE LAETEA PRINC PERP
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP (or variant)
Reverse mint mark: (lozenge in square)//PLN
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | as 162 |
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