NARC-760755: Roman nummus, obverse

Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-760755

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A worn 4th-century copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 337
Date to: AD 341

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 13.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th March 2005

Personal details

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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: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: ?Female bust facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible

Reverse description: Emperor standing right holding a spear and shield
Reverse inscription: [VIRTVS AVGG NN]

Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: Illegible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6065
Four figure Latitude: 52.27988
Four figure longitude: -1.121951
1:25K map: SP6065
1:10K map: SP66NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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