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COIN
Unique ID: SF-200316
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 330-5 (Reece period 18). VRBS ROMA obverse type, depicting a she-wolf and twins on the reverse. Minted in Trier.
LRBC, 5, no.70
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 330
Date to: Exactly AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.26 mm
Weight: 1.46 g
Diameter: 17.67 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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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 18 [348-364]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust right
Obverse inscription: VERBS ROMA
Reverse description: She-wolf suckling twins
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -/-//TRS*
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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