SUSS-32FC65: Roman coin: Sestertius of Faustina I

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-32FC65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy sestertius of the deified Faustina I (Post 141 AD), AETERNITAS reverse type (Aeternitas seated left holding phoenix on globe and sceptre), minted in Rome, 141-150 AD, RIC III, p.162, cf 1103B.

Notes:

Part of a group of 29 coins found many years ago. Sam Moorhead (PAS advisor on Roman and Iron Age Coins) has studied and identified the coins. He comments: "Many of the coins have a distinctive water-worn patina consistent with their Thames findspot. The early peak in Period 7 (138-161: 6 coins) is consistent with many other PAS groups. Moreover, the votive deposits at Bath also showed this peak in Period 7. The latest coin pre-date 364. Coins of the House of Valentinian are scarcer in the south-east than in the south-west and further up the east coast, so this might be significant. Seen against other finds from the Thames, these coins might make an important contribution."

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 141
Date to: AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 22.3 g
Diameter: 29.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

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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: Faustina the Elder
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped bust facing right
Obverse inscription: DIVA AVG [FAVSTINA]
Reverse description: Aeternitas seated left holding phoenix on globe and sceptre
Reverse inscription: AETERNITAS
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

RIC : III p.162, cf 1103B

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Hammersmith and Fulham (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Hammersmith Broadway (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2278
Four figure Latitude: 51.487798
Four figure longitude: -0.244249
1:25K map: TQ2278
1:10K map: TQ27NW
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: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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