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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-B3E731
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A sestertius of Lucilla dating to the period AD 164 to 169. PIETAS SC reverse. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 353, no. 1755.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 164
Date to: AD 169
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 21.36 g
Diameter: 30.08 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2004 - Tuesday 1st November 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Lucilla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Draped bust of Lucilla right
Obverse inscription: [LV]CILLA AVGVSTA
Reverse description: Pietas standing left, raising her right hand and holding a perfume box.
Reverse inscription: [PIETAS] SC
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 353, no. 1755
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Souldern
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1988 | Roman Coins and their Values | Seaby | 176 |
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