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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-B91BF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy Roman sestertius of Faustina II struck under Marcus Aurelius and dating to the period AD 161 to 175. FECVNDITAS S C reverse. RIC III, p. 345, no. 1638.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.27 mm
Weight: 21.8 g
Diameter: 30.45 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007 - Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2010.679
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: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped bust right
Obverse inscription: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse description: Fecunditas standing holding sceptre and child
Reverse inscription: [FECVND]ITAS S C
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 345, no. 1638
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: South Oxfordshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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