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Unique ID: BM-7BBB86
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus or Commodus, dating to c. AD 161-92, reverse unclear. Mint of Rome.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 192
Quantity: 1
Weight: 12.31 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2013
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Other reference: 2
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Antonine (uncertain)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head / bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Uncertain, possibly a standing figure
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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