Follis - Imitating VRBS ROMA Commemorative Series
Features
| Issuer |
Uncertain barbarous city
(Rome)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 335-339 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.2 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 268907 |
| References | RIC VII# 242 Patrick Magnus Bruun; 1966. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 7. Constantine I – Licinius (AD 313–337). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma left
Script: Latin
Lettering: VRBS ROMA
Translation: City of Rome
Reverse
She-wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; two stars above
Script: Latin
Lettering: PLG
Translation: PLG is a mintmark for Lugdunum (Lyons, France)
Comments
Imitating the Urbs Roma type, commemorating the founding of Rome. Barbarous coins were common in Britain at this time, but mostly produced in Gaul and Spain. Some, like this one, are shown by hoard evidence to have been produced in large numbers in Britain (e.g. 1989 Nether Compton (Dorset) Hoard), and in this case, East Anglia.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (335-339) | East Anglian Mint | ||||||||||||||
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