Record ID: LEIC-E6ECF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy nummus of Constans, dating to the period AD 348-350 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting Phoenix on Globe, possibly Antioch, c.f. RIC VIII, 131. The mintmark on this coin is not clear and the coin has generated much discussion, including communication with Klaus Vondrovec in Vienna where other such coins are held. The probable reading of the mintmark is ANE, but the N does look like an H. This would suggest Heraclea, but there is no S at the start of the mintmark - furthermore, we have learnt that the Heraclea coins of this type in RIC, …
Created on: Friday 19th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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