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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-D1D997
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn Roman VRBS ROMA nummus of the House of Constantine, depicting wolf and twins to the reverse and dating to AD 330-40.
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
Weight: 2.04 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd April 2017 - Saturday 22nd April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 474
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: House of Constantine
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Helmeted bust right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Wolf and twins.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Houghton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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