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COIN
Unique ID: NCL-09E6E4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A commemorative nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 333 to 335. VRBS ROMA type. Mint of Alexandria. RIC VII, p. 712, no. 63.
Notes:
This is an extremely rare coin in a Romano-British context - coins minted in Alexandria are unusual finds in this country. This is the first example to be recorded by the PAS.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 333
Date to: Circa AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.21 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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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: Alexandria, Egypt
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: VRBS ROMA
Reverse description: Wolf and twins; two stars above
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -/-//SMALB
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Ancaster (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9542
Four figure Latitude: 52.966956
Four figure longitude: -0.586951
1:25K map: SK9542
1:10K map: SK94SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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