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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-694FC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete copper alloy Roman Nummus of Constantine I, VRBS ROMA, Wolf and Twins, Constantinople, 333-5. The Officina S is not recorded in RIC. RIC VII, p. 579, c.f. 62
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Potential for inclusion in Britannia
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: AD 333
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.08 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM11561
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: Constantine I
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 16 [317-330]
Mint or issue place: Constantinople
Obverse description: Helmeted head of Roma
Obverse inscription: VRBS ROMA
Reverse description: Wolf and twins
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Reverse mint mark: -//CONSS
Coin references
- RIC : VII p. 579, no. 62
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Ludford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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