WAW-E465C5: Roman coin: nummus of the House of Constantine (Obverse and reverse).

Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: WAW-E465C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman coin: a copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD306-337) dating to between AD 310 and 318 (Reece Period 15). SOL INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing left, right hand raised, left hand holding up a globe and possibly a whip. The mint is not legible.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 310
Date to: Exactly AD 318

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.16 g
Diameter: 21.79 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th October 2013 - Monday 4th August 2014

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

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
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Obverse description: Bust facing right, laureate, otherwise the details are unclear.
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Sol standing, facing left holding a globe and possibly a whip.
Reverse inscription: [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Reverse mint mark: Illegible.
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Morton Bagot (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1065
Four figure Latitude: 52.28305292
Four figure longitude: -1.85483375
1:25K map: SP1065
1:10K map: SP16NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: WAW-281725
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Roman coin: a copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD306-337), either Constantine I or II, dating to between AD 310 and 318 (Reec…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: WAW-E9555D
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Roman coin: a copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD306-337), either Constantine I or II, dating to between AD 310 and 318 (Reec…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: WAW-E3C3B3
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Roman coin: a copper alloy nummus of probably Constantine I (AD306-337) dating to between AD 310 and 318 (Reece Period 15). SOL INVICTO COMIT…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.