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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-0C2CF5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A sestertius of Faustina II, struck under Marcus Aurelius and dating to the period AD 161 to 175. IVNO SC reverse. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 345, no. 1645
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 161
Date to: AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.33 g
Diameter: 31.28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 09.82
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: Bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Juno standing left with patera and sceptre; at her feet, a peacock
Reverse inscription: [IVNO SC]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 345, no. 1645
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: Wisley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0657
Four figure Latitude: 51.302263
Four figure longitude: -0.480864
1:25K map: TQ0657
1:10K map: TQ05NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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