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COIN
Unique ID: WMAS-59F611
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A nummus of the House of Constantine, 307AD - 361AD. Mint unknown.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Hereford Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 307
Date to: Circa AD 361
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.51 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 3rd November 2005
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 2004 - 78/68
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
Obverse description: Helmeted (with ploom) bust facing left, wearing imperial cloak.
Obverse inscription: VRB[S] ROMA
Reverse description: She-wolf standing left suckling twins. Two stars above.
Reverse inscription: No inscription
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Weston under Penyard (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO6424
Four figure Latitude: 51.913359
Four figure longitude: -2.524779
1:25K map: SO6424
1:10K map: SO62SW
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 |
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