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Description: | An incomplete, Roman, struck or hammered, copper alloy, nummus or AE3 of Constans (348-350AD). Obverse: Pearl diadem bust right. Inscription: DN CONSTANS PF AVG. Reverse: Pheonix on a globe right - The 1100th anniversary of Rome, a fresh start like the phoenix. Inscription: (F)EL TEMP PEPARA(TIO). Mint name: Uncertain. Mint mark: -//[]. Reece period 18. Die axis: 12 o'clock. This coin is in very fine condition with little wear but some corrosion/breaking down of the edges below the bust. Dark green patina with some slight rusty brown staining. There is some corrosion with pitting on the drapery and the face on the obverse. This coin is likely to date to 348-350AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2011, page 62-63 and Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece & Simon James, Seaby 1968 reprint 2004, page 32-33 no. 120 & 125. This coin is 18.61mm long, 16.98mm wide, 1.72mm thick, diameter 18.61mm and weighs 1.6g.
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