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COIN
Unique ID: BM-3D9C76
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), dating to c. AD 332 (Reece Period 17). Reverse: Wolf and twins (VRBS ROMA). Mint of Lyon. RIC VII, p. 138, no. 257.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 332
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.77 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1995 - Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders reference: Bag A, no. 29
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: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: VRBS-[ROMA]
Reverse description: Wolf and twins
Reverse inscription: No legend
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -//(crescent and dot) PLG
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : VII p. 138, no. 252
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Hertsmere (District)
To be known as: Aldenham region
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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