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COIN
Unique ID: SF-C73B66
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A denarius of Faustina II struck under Antoninus Pius and dating to the period AD 147 to 161 (Reece period 7). AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse depicting Venus holding Victory and resting hand on shield. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 93, no. 495a
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 147
Date to: Circa AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.78 g
Diameter: 17.37 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2006
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II under Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse description: Venus standing left holding Victory and resting left hand on shield, set on helmet
Reverse inscription: AVGVSTI PII FIL
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 93, no. 495a
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston with Mellis Hamlet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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