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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E7AAA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper alloy city commemorative nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 330-335 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA type, depicting a wolf and twins with two stars above. Unclear mint.
Half the coin is missing to a break below the bust between 9 o'clock and 4 o'clock.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 330
Date to: Exactly AD 335
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.08 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th April 2019 - Thursday 27th June 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018158
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
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: Helmeted bust facing left
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Wolf suckling twins with two stars above
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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 West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Box CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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