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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-DF6346
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.38 mm
Weight: 14.25 g
Diameter: 23.77 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina the Elder
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Female bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Female figure standing left, holding patera and sceptre - possibly Juno.
Reverse inscription: [----] SC
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Bramber
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sear, D.R. | 1974 | Roman coins and their values | London | Seaby | 151 | 1265 |
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