BH-457A6C: Roman commemorative nummus of the House of Constantine

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Unique ID: BH-457A6C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper-alloy commemorative nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 335 to 336 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA type with reverse depicting wolf and twins. Possibly mint of Rome. RIC VII, p. 341, no. 370.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 335
Date to: Circa AD 336

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.14 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th October 2016

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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 17 [330-348]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Possibly
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Wolf and twins
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -//R*P
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Brigstock (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9483
Four figure Latitude: 52.43690027
Four figure longitude: -0.61867825
1:25K map: SP9483
1:10K map: SP98SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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