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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-F65F31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, reverse type wolf and twins (VRBS ROMA), minted in Trier 330-335.
The coin is in fair condition, but has spots of corrosion and is chipped or broken at the edges. The stars in the obverse field are odd - the rightmost one is barely visible and seems to be in a different style, and the one in the middle is strangely shaped, having only 3 arms where the leftmost one has 8.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 330
Date to: Exactly AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th November 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 and cuirassed bust of Roma left
Obverse inscription: VRBS ROMA
Reverse description: A she-wolf suckling two infants, two stars in the field above (possibly 3 stars?)
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: [T]RS
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Horham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2071
Four figure Latitude: 52.29305636
Four figure longitude: 1.22465354
1:25K map: TM2071
1:10K map: TM27SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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