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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C0F07D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A very worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, probably a contemporary copy, dating to the period AD 330-340 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA reverse type depicting a She-wolf suckling twins, two stars above. Uncertain mint. The coin appears to have a CONSTANTINOPOLIS obverse combined with an VRBS ROMA reverse type.
Diameter 14.3mm, thickness 1.4mm, weight 0.97g.
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 340
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
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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]
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left with sceptre
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: She-wolf suckling twins, two stars above
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -//[]
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Probably
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Yatton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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