CAM-4F8EA1: Roman coin: Sestertius of Faustina II

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-4F8EA1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Sestertius of Faustina II dating to the period AD 147 to 175. Unclear reverse type. Mint of Rome.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 147
Date to: AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 18.21 g
Diameter: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2006

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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
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Empress with hair in bun facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Female figure left with arm outstretched; SC in left and right field
Reverse inscription: [...]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Pidley cum Fenton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3478
Four figure Latitude: 52.383644
Four figure longitude: -0.032596
1:25K map: TL3478
1:10K map: TL37NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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