Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: SUSS-BDFC21
Object type certainty: Certain
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An extremely worn and corroded probable 2nd-century copper-alloy Roman sestertius probably of an Antonine ruler, Temple reverse, probably Rome mint (c. 138 - c. 180 AD; probably Reece issue period 7 or 8)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 138
Date to: Circa AD 180
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.85 mm
Width: 30.9 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 12.78 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th October 2009
This object was found at Rotary charity rally/Wessex MDC - Hannington (04/10/09)
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Other reference: Ticket number 38
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antonine (uncertain)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Probably
Obverse description: Head facing right
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Temple
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU5656
Four figure Latitude: 51.300378
Four figure longitude: -1.198139
1:25K map: SU5656
1:10K map: SU55NE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.