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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-192254
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 330
Date to: Ante AD 331
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd November 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020349
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust facing left
Obverse inscription: V[RBS] ROMA
Reverse description: She wolf suckling twins twins - for old Rome, with two stars above.
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Reverse mint mark: TRS.
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Near Milborne Port
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruun, P.M. | 1966 | The Roman Imperial Coinage: Vol 7. Constantine and Licinius AD 313-337 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 215 | 529 |
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