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COIN
Unique ID: BM-5B99F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-61), dating to c. AD 330-7 (Reece Period 17), Wolf and twins (VRBS ROMA). Prototype from mint of Lyon.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Circa AD 337
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Friday 31st October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: RH 14/0660
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: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Wolf left, suckling twins
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -//[ ]PLG
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Godmanchester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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