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Nummus VRBS ROMA BEATA, Rome
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 337-340 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | The she-wolf (Lupa Capitolina) standing left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus below. Above the she-wolf, a wreath flanked by two stars occupies the upper field, referencing the divine protection of Rome's founders. The reverse composition draws directly on the foundational myth of Rome and follows the standard Constantinian commemorative type. The exergue bears the mint mark R-leaf-Q, identifying the Rome mint officina. |
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| Mint | R-leaf-Q Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476) |
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Struck in the immediate aftermath of Constantine I's death in May 337, this issue belongs to a transitional moment when the mints were still producing coinages in the name of the city of Rome itself rather than any individual emperor. The VRBS ROMA series had been introduced around 330 to commemorate the foundation of Constantinople, and Rome's civic pride demanded a parallel issue. Production at the Rome mint continued under the authority of Constantine's sons during the interregnum before the empire was formally divided among them in September 337.
RIC VII 408 is among the later emissions of this type from the Rome mint, distinguished by its officina mark.