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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-450002
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy Roman nummus of the emperor Maximian I (AD 286-310), GENIO POP ROM, possibly of Mint of Trier, c. AD 307. RIC VI, p. 212, no. 722
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 307
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.33 mm
Weight: 4.88 g
Diameter: 28.33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2005
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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: Maximian I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 15 [296-317]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: D N MAXIMI[A]NO [P F S] AVG
Reverse description: Genius standing left holding patera in right hand and a cornucopiae in left.
Reverse inscription: [G]ENIO-[P]OP [ROM]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: GENIO POP ROM
Reverse mint mark: S A//[PTR]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : VI p. 212, c.f. 722
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Nr. Patching
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1974 | Roman coins and their values | London | Seaby | 299 | 3546 |
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