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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-98A815
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), probably dating to the period AD 155-156 (Reece period 7). [TR P](OT XI)[X COS IIII], S C reverse type depicting Fides standing left holding two standards. Mint of Rome. Cf. RIC III, no. 943a.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 155
Date to: Circa AD 156
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 16.56 g
Diameter: 29.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2006
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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: Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: [...]-PIVS P P [...]
Reverse description: Fides standing left holding two standards
Reverse inscription: [TR P](OT XI)[X COS IIII], S C
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
RIC Identifier: RIC III Antoninus Pius 943A
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Coin references
- RIC : III cf. no. 943a
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Marden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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