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Description: | A complete, Roman, struck or hammered, copper alloy, nummus or AE2/3 of Constantine I, The Great (307-337AD). Obverse: Draped and diadem bust right. Inscription: CONSTA(NTIVS AVG). Reverse: Wreath with VOT/X(X) inside (The twentieth anniversary for Constantine I). Inscription: DN CONSTANT(INI)MAX (AVG). Illegible mint. Reece period 16. Die axis:6 o'clock. The coin is in very fine condition, little wear with an attractive dark green patina, some slight corrosion resulting in some chips around the edge and a scratch over the exergue on the reverse. The coin is likely to date to 320-325AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 61-63 and Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece & Simon James, Seaby 1986 reprint 1994, page 26-27 no. 79 & 80. The coin is 18.12mm long, 16.3mm wide, 2.01mm thick, diameter 18.12mm and weighs 1.9g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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