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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-CF4F10
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-61), VRBS ROMA type depicting the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, two stars above to the reverse. Mint of Trier, dating to AD 330-1 (Reece period 17).
Reference: RIC volume VII, p.215, no.529.
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 331
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.69 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd December 2013 - Sunday 22nd December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 464
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]
Mint or issue place: Trier
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted bust left.
Obverse inscription: VRBS R[O]M[A]
Reverse description: She-wolf suckling twins, two stars above.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: - // TRS.
Status: Regular
Coin references
- RIC : 7 Trier 529
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Hursley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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