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COIN
Unique ID: BM-CFE315
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), dating to AD 330-337 (Reece Period 17). Reverse: Wolf and twins (VRBS ROMA). Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 330
Date to: Circa AD 337
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.19 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001 - Sunday 28th February 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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]
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: VRBS-RO[MA]
Reverse description: Wolf and twins
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Melton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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