Accession No
1929.281 E
Description
Brass; coin - 3rd Brass, Urbs Roma. Obv. VRBS ROMA Bust of Rome, helmeted and wearing imperial mantle. Rev. She-wolf L., suckling Romulus and Remus, above 2 stars. Mint-mark missing; VRBS ROMA
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Ely
Period
Roman
Source
Archer.Colonel.G.R
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1929.281 E; MAA: 1929.281
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Brass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Ely Area
Event Date 7/12/1992
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
3rd Brass, Urbs Roma. Obv. VRBS ROMA Bust of Rome, helmeted and wearing imperial mantle. Rev. She-wolf L., suckling Romulus and Remus, above 2 stars. Mint-mark missing; VRBS ROMA
Event Date 7/12/1992
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report, 1930. pp. 2.
Event Date 18/3/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
The original envelope reads '3rd brass (?Quinarius) Obv: URBS ROMA Bust of Roma I, helmeted + wearing imperial mantle. Rev: She-wolf l, suckling Romulus + Remus; above 2 stars. Mintmark missing. Ely district'.
Event Date 18/3/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
A very small Roman coin with small chips to the circumference. On the obverse there is a bust and on the reverse there is a wolf suckling two infants, representing Romulus and Remus. The coin weighs 0.7g.
Event Date 18/3/2014
Author: maa
FM:56183
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