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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-DC7103
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A dupondius or as of Faustina II, struck under Antoninus Pius and dating to the period AD 147 to 161 (Reece period 7). VENVS SC reverse depicting Venus standing left holding apple and leaning on a pillar. Rome mint. This is a new variant, a coin of British Association and is described in full in BNJ 2011 Coin register 28-31.
Notes:
Coin of British Association: Faustina Venus
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T3
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 147
Date to: AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 7.53 g
Diameter: 23.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th September 2005
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2006T3
Museum accession number: TRURI 2008.44.2
Materials and construction
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Dupondius or as
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: draped bust facing right with hair tied up in a bun
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Venus standing left holding apple and leaning on column
Reverse inscription: [VENVS] SC
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Padstow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G. | 1976 | Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 349, | No.1693 | |
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 652, Plate 86, Fig.3, | No.1565 |
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