CAM-4B5C76: Roman coin: Sestertius of Faustina II

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Unique ID: CAM-4B5C76

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A sestertius of Faustina II struck under Marcus Aurelius and dating to the period AD 161 to 175. FECVND AVGVSTAE SC reverse. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 345, no. 1635.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 161
Date to: AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 19.42 g
Diameter: 29 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
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped empress, hair in bun facing right
Obverse inscription: [FAVS]TINA A[VGVSTA]
Reverse description: Fecunditas left holding two infants, with two at her feet; C visible in right field
Reverse inscription: [FECVND AVGVSTAE]

Coin references

RIC : III p. 345, no. 1635

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 finder
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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Recording Institution: CAM
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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