Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-C7A845
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-80) dating to the period AD c.177-8 (Reece period 8 ), mint of Rome. 'IMP VIIII COS III P P' reverse type depicting Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. It measures 30.2mm in diameter, 4.4mm in thickness and weighs 22.1g.
Cf. RIC III, pg. 310, no.1230.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 177
Date to: Exactly AD 178
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 22.1 g
Diameter: 30.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013 - Saturday 30th November 2013
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Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form E3713
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: M AVREL ANTON NINVS AVG [TR P] XXXI[I]
Reverse description: Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae //S C
Reverse inscription: [IMP] VIIII [COS III P P]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU5322
Four figure Latitude: 50.99496305
Four figure longitude: -1.24616052
1:25K map: SU5322
1:10K map: SU52SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A. | 1930 | Roman Imperial Coinage: Antoninus Pius to Commodus | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 310 | 1230 |