Accession No
1958.92
Description
Brass; coin - Third brass of Constantine I.; Obv. CONSTANTINVS P.F.AVG Rev. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS Altar inscribed VOTIS XX Mint: PTR (?)
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury
Period
Roman Constantine I 4th Century 325-330 AD
Source
City of Cambridge
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1958.92
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
See PCAS 48, p.40, no. 19; Date: 4 Century AD - 325-30 AD; Excavated by in 1953: From mortar debris in room 3 (annexe)" the Roman house, Arbury Road
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Third brass of Constantine I.; Obv. CONSTANTINVS P.F.AVG Rev. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS Altar inscribed VOTIS XX Mint: PTR (?)
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1959. 'Further Finds on the Arbury Road Estate'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LII. pp. 69-72.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Liversidge, Joan. 1977. 'Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LXVII. pp. 11-38.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
The original envolope reads 'ARBURY ROAD. Roman House. Trench Z 2 Rubbley 4th C, house. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Helmeted Reverse Altar BEATA TRANQVILLITAS VOTIS X X PTR (Constantine I) C.A.S. 19'.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
A fairly worn Roman coin with the head of Constantine on the obverse and on the reverse is an altar and globe above. The coin weighs 2.1g.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1955. 'A Romano-British Settlement at Arbury Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLVIII. pp. 10-43. p.41 no. 19.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report. December 1958. pp. 3.
Event Date 4/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:56442
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