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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-F94256
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An extremely worn and corroded 2nd-century copper-alloy sestertius of Diva Faustina II, struck under Marcus Aurelius and dating to the period AD 176 to 180. DIANA LUCIFERA reverse. Rome mint. RIC III, p. 350, no. 1710.
Notes:
Twelve coins of this type were found at the sacred spring at Bath (Walker 1998, 318).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 176
Date to: Circa AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.15 mm
Width: 27.35 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 12.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2885
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 II
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust facing right
Obverse inscription: D[IVA F]AV[STINA PIA]
Reverse description: Diana standing right, holding a lighted torch with both hands
Reverse inscription: Illegible [DIANA LVCIFERA]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 350, no. 1710
- Bath : p. 318
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
To be known as: Buriton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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