BH-1AC987: Roman coin: contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-1AC987

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper-alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 355 to 361 (Reece period 18). Probably a FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 355
Date to: Circa AD 361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 10 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th January 2018

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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 18 [348-364]
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: ?Soldier spearing fallen horseman
Reverse inscription: [...]
Fourth Century reverse type: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
Reverse mint mark: -//[...]
Status: Contemporary copy

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Crowmarsh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6286
Four figure Latitude: 51.56947175
Four figure longitude: -1.10684416
1:25K map: SU6286
1:10K map: SU68NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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