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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-49DEA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper allloy sestertius of the empress Lucilla struck under Marcus Aurelius dating to the period AD 164-69 (Reece Period 8). The obverse depicts a bust facing right and is inscribed [...]VCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG. The reverse depicts depicts Vesta standing left by an altar holding a simplum and a palladium and is inscribed V[ESTA] S C. Mint of Rome. RIC III p 355, no 1779.
Notes:
Identified by Dr Sam Moorhead
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 164
Date to: Exactly AD 169
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 17 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: FLE 12 256
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Lucilla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: A bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [...]VCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG
Reverse description: Vesta standing left by an altar holding a simpulum and a palladum
Reverse inscription: V[ESTA] S C
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : III p. 355, no. 1779
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
To be known as: Flexford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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