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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-F12AF0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-80), reverse:
Mars standing right holding spear, left hand resting shield. Measures c.31mm, worn with considerable edge damage, legends lost.Obverse: probably Laureate head right
Reverse: Mars standing right holding spear, left hand resting shield [S] C
Mint: Rome, AD 163-165
Reference: RIC 861-863
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 163
Date to: Circa AD 165
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Thursday 30th August 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Salisbury Museum Entry Form 3952
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: probably Laureate head right
Reverse description: Mars standing right holding spear, left hand resting shield [S] C
Status: Regular
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
Parish or ward: Norton St. Philip (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST7958
Four figure Latitude: 51.320713
Four figure longitude: -2.302734
1:25K map: ST7958
1:10K map: ST75NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1936 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Augustus to Vitellius | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 861-863 |
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