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Description: | An incomplete, Roman, struck or hammered, copper alloy, contemporary copy of a nummus or AE4 of the House of Constantine. Obverse: Helmeted bust of Roma left. Inscription: [VRBS ROMA]. Reverse: She wolf left suckling the twins Romulus & Remus, two stars above - for old Rome. Inscription: None. Mint mark: -//[]. Minted in Britain by provenance. Reece period 17. Die axis 6 o'clock. The coin is in fine condition with some wear but most of the edges are broken down with corrosion and there is some surface encrustation especially on the obverse. This coin is likely to date to 330-340AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2011, page 62 no. 600 and Identifying Roman Coins, Richard Reece & Simon James, Seaby 1986 reprint 1994, page 28-29 no. 93 & 94. The coin is 13.17mm long, 11.67mm wide, 2.09mm thick, diameter 13.17mm, and weighs 1.0g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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