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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL1612
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
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Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 168
Date to: AD 169
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2000
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: M.ANTONINVS . AVG . TR . P. XXIII
Reverse description: Salus standing left feeding snake twined around altar and holding sceptre
Reverse inscription: SALVTI . AVG . COS . III . S . C.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: CHESHIRE STAPELEY
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 964 |
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