CORN-332520: obverse of sestertius of Marcus Aurelius

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-332520

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

brass sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 139-180), but within the period from AD 161 to AD 180, or his Caesar, Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), but more likely the former

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: AD 180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 8.42 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th May 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: head or bust right with straggly beard
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: standing female figure facing left
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ludgvan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5032
Four figure Latitude: 50.13527
Four figure longitude: -5.499807
1:25K map: SW5032
1:10K map: SW52NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found in association with two other sestertii, one of Antoninus Pius, and the other possibly of Marcus Aurelius
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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