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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-82836D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy nummus of the house of Constantine, reverse type Wolf and twins.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Part of an extant museum collection
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Circa AD 337
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.64 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 14.95 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th July 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS5096
Museum accession number: X.A120.2013.8.0
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
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: left facing helmeted bust
Obverse inscription: illeg.
Reverse description: she-wolf and twins
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: AQP
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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