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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-BF20C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), possibly dating to the period AD 222 (Reece period 11). LIBERALITAS AVGVSTI reverse type depicting Liberalitas standing left holding abacus and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. Cf. BMC p.115, no. 7.
Notes:
sold
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: SOLD
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 222
Date to: AD 222
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.65 g
Diameter: 29.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Ruler/issuer: Severus Alexander
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 11 [222-238]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust right
Obverse inscription: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Reverse description: Liberalitas standing left holding abacus and cornucopiae, S-C in the field
Reverse inscription: [LIBERALITA]S AVGVSTI
Reverse mint mark: -//-
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Bennett End
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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