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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-ACE911
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy sestertius of Faustina II, dating to the period AD 147-75 (Reece period 8). Reverse type unclear.
Diameter: 33.0mm, thickness: 4.0mm, weight: 15.14g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 147
Date to: Exactly AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 15.14 g
Diameter: 33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Obverse description: Female bust right
Obverse inscription: [FAV]STINA [AVGVSTA]
Reverse description: Unclear standing figure
Reverse inscription: Illeg.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Earl Shilton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4798
Four figure Latitude: 52.57779177
Four figure longitude: -1.30785659
1:25K map: SP4798
1:10K map: SP49NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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