BH-ED7AA3: Roman coin: nummus of the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-ED7AA3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A very worn copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), possibly dating to the period AD 347-8 (Reece Period 17). Unclear reverse, possibly a VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN type depicting two Victories standing facing one another holding wreaths. Unclear mint.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 347
Date to: Circa AD 348

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th February 2018 - Sunday 18th February 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
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: [...]STAN[...]
Reverse description: Possibly two victories with wreaths
Reverse inscription: [...]NN
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN
Reverse mint mark: [...]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (District)
Parish or ward: Ayot St. Lawrence (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2017
Four figure Latitude: 51.8387224
Four figure longitude: -0.25966163
1:25K map: TL2017
1:10K map: TL21NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Updated: 5 years ago

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