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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-FFF888

Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn and damaged, possibly clipped, copper alloy Roman nummus (AE4) from the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 330-335. Reece Period 17. VRBS ROMA commemorative issue with wolf and twins reverse. Unclear mint.

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: Circa AD 335

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 12 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2016.817

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: Bust left
Obverse inscription: Illegible

Reverse description: Wolf suckling twins Romulus and Remus
Reverse inscription: None

Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: South Moreton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5489
Four figure Latitude: 51.5972646
Four figure longitude: -1.22179727
1:25K map: SU5489
1:10K map: SU58NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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