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COIN

Unique ID: NMGW371

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. VENVS VICTRIX reverse. Rome mint. RIC III, p. 348, no. 1688.

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Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA: 2000.152.2

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Venus standing left holding Victory and leaning on shield.
Reverse inscription: VENVS VICTRIX SC

Coin references

RIC : III p. 348, no. 1688

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
Parish or ward: Nympsfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8000
Four figure Latitude: 51.698385
Four figure longitude: -2.290781
1:25K map: SO8000
1:10K map: SO80SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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