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Æ In the name of Rome under Constantine I
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 330-375 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Roma facing left, rendered in the late Roman imperial style typical of Constantinian-era bronzes. The effigy is encircled by an epigraphic legend reading VRBS ROMA, identifying the personification of the eternal city. The portrait displays the characteristic helmet or diadem associated with the Roma type as issued under Constantine I and imitated by Germanic workshops. |
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| Reverse description | The she-wolf (lupa) stands facing left in the field, her head turned forward, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus who kneel beneath her. The composition follows the canonical Constantinian VRBS ROMA reverse type, with a mint or workshop mark appearing in the exergue. The execution reflects the cruder style characteristic of barbarous imitative issues struck by Germanic tribes copying Lugdunum and Treveri prototypes. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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