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Object Type
Museum number: 1927,0616.161
Denomination: nummus
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Draped, cuirassed bust of Constantine I, laureate, right, seen from the front. (obverse); Genius standing, left, holding patera and cornucopiae. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 305-307 (about)
Production place: Minted in: London (England)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Llangarren (Llangarren hoard)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 9.000 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Robertson 2000 / An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards (1084); RIC6 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 6: from Diocletian's reform (AD 294) to the death of Maximinus (AD 313) (71, p.128)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Constantine the Great; Representation of: Genius
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1927
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1927,0616.161

Free entry