Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-B55BD7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy nummus. House of Constantine VRBS ROMA issue. Contemporary copy.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Circa AD 361
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.57 g
Diameter: 11.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 31st March 2012
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Possibly
Obverse description: helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: wolf suckling twins
Reverse inscription: [VRBS ROMA]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Probably
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5953
Four figure Latitude: 52.172116
Four figure longitude: -1.138697
1:25K map: SP5953
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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