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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-509CA0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Diva Faustina II struck under Marcus Aurelius and dating to the period AD 176 to 180. SIDERIBVS RECEPTA reverse. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 350, no. 1715.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 176
Date to: Exactly AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 16.82 g
Diameter: 30 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 right.
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Diana standing right, holding torch; crescent behind neck.
Reverse inscription: [SIDERIBVS RECEPTA S C]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 350, no. 1715
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
To be known as: Melton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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