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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP3006

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A silver denarius of Faustina II, struck under Antoninus Pius and dating to the period AD 147 to 161 (Reece period 7). AVGVSTI PII FIL reverse depicting Venus standing left holding Victory and resting left hand on shield. Rome mint. RIC III, p. 93, no. 495a.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 147
Date to: AD 161

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.19 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2002 - Saturday 1st February 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II under Antoninus Pius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust r., draped, head bare
Obverse inscription: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse description: Venus stg. l, holding Victory and resting l. hand on shield, set on helmet
Reverse inscription: [A]VGV[STI] PII FIL
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock

Coin references

RIC : III p. 93, no. 495a

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Barton Stacey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4341
Four figure Latitude: 51.166636
Four figure longitude: -1.386389
1:25K map: SU4341
1:10K map: SU44SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A.	1936	Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius	London	Spink and Son Ltd	93	no. 495a

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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