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COIN
Unique ID: BH-91A391
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, possibly as 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. Unclear mint.
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: 1.6 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - Friday 17th August 2018
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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: Helmeted bust left
Obverse inscription: [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse description: She-wolf suckling twins, two stars above
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: []//[]
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Possibly
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Stevenage (District)
Parish or ward: Bedwell (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL2424
Four figure Latitude: 51.90075464
Four figure longitude: -0.19912284
1:25K map: TL2424
1:10K map: TL22SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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