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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-9E5A98
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman commemorative sestertius of the deified Faustina II dating to the period AD 176 - 180 (Reece period 8). AETERNITAS S C reverse type depicting Aeternitas standing left holding a globe surmounted by a phoenix and leaning on a column. Mint of Rome. RIC No. 1693.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 176
Date to: Exactly AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 15.66 g
Diameter: 28.11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4805
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Draped female bust facing right
Obverse inscription: ... FAV...
Reverse description: Aeternitas standing left holding globe surmounted by phoenix and leaning on a column
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: S C
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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