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COIN
Unique ID: SF-312468
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and worn copper-alloy nummus struck for the House of Constantine, dating to c. AD 330-340. Reece period 17. Reverse: no legend, she-wolf suckling twins, two stars (?) above. Mint of Lugdunum.
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: 0.75 g
Diameter: 13.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2018
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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: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma left
Obverse inscription: [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse description: She-wolf suckling twins, two stars (?) above
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: -//PL[G]
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Hopton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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