Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-93F4F9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A sestertius of Faustina.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 147
Date to: Circa AD 175
Quantity: 1
Weight: 19.25 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th June 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
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: Faustina bust right
Obverse inscription: [FAVSTINA AVGVSTA]
Reverse description: central standing figure. Very worn.
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5653
Four figure Latitude: 52.17242763
Four figure longitude: -1.18255878
1:25K map: SP5653
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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