HAMP-4F8465: Roman coin : nummus of the House of Constantine

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-4F8465

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A 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 issue depicting a She-wolf suckling twins, two stars above. Mint unclear.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Hampshire Cultural Trust (Winchester Collections)
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case

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: 0.72 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1987 - Monday 31st December 1990

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.1962

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
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
Fourth Century reverse type: Wolf and Twins [VRBS ROMA]
Reverse mint mark: - // [...]
Status: Contemporary copy

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Tichborne (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5627
Four figure Latitude: 51.03963623
Four figure longitude: -1.20264646
1:25K map: SU5627
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Hampshire Cultural Trust (Winchester Collections)
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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