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COIN

Unique ID: NLM-B89026

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman copper alloy nummus of Maximian I, type datable to AD 308-310. Mint of Antioch. This rare minmark and obverse inscription make this a very unusual find for Britain, see Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC), volume VI, p. 632, no 112c.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 308
Date to: AD 310

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.33 g
Diameter: 24.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM07964

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: Maximian I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Antioch (Antakya, Turkey)
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right
Obverse inscription: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse description: Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae, modius on head
Reverse inscription: GENIO IMPERATORIS
Fourth Century reverse type: GENIO IMPERATORIS
Reverse mint mark: -/o & epsilon//ANT(dot)
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Meering area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	p632	112c

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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