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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-9AC7B4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper-alloy sestertius of Faustina II, struck under Antoninus Pius and dating to the period AD 147 to 161 (Reece period 7). AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse depicting Spes left holding flower and lifting hem of skirt. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 191, no. 1371.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 147
Date to: AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 19.5 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th December 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: Faustina II under Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: right facing female bust
Obverse inscription: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse description: Spes standing left with flower and raising skirt
Reverse inscription: [AVGVSTI] PII [FIL] SC
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 191, no. 1371
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Claybrooke Parva (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4988
Four figure Latitude: 52.487724
Four figure longitude: -1.279817
1:25K map: SP4988
1:10K map: SP48NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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