Centenionalis of Constantine I
This is Roman coin number two from the group that came in from Bill Wiggins. As was the case with the first one, it was found whilst Bill was detecting in Northamptonshire.
On the obverse is a helmeted head of Roma facing left and a simplistic legend reading VRBS ROMA. On the reverse, with two stars above, is a she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Unfortunately, the mint letters in the exergue don’t show up.
This coin is a billon reduced centenionalis, which was an issue of Constantine I commemorating the dedication of the new eastern imperial capital of Constantinople in AD 330. It was a very large issue and examples of this coin turn up regularly as detecting finds.   Â
Valuation
The reverse of Bill’s find is really good, apart from the weak exergue. The obverse isn’t as good but it is better than average for a coin that has been in the soil for roughly 1,700 years. In its present condition my price range on this Roman coin would be £5-8.
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