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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-A59B23
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 332 - 333 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA reverse type depicting wolf suckling twins. Mint of Trier. Cf. RIC Vol. VII, p. 217, no. 542.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 332
Date to: Exactly AD 333
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.83 g
Diameter: 16.95 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TD
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: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust of Roma facing left
Obverse inscription: VRBS ROMA
Reverse description: Wolf suckling twins
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: TR.S
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Gussage All Saints
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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