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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-855FDC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn copper alloy sestertius of the deified Faustina I dating to the period AD 141 - 161 (Reece period 7). AETERNITAS reverse type depicting Aeternitas seated left holding a phoenix on a globe. Mint of Rome.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 141
Date to: Exactly AD 161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.96 g
Diameter: 32.51 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th October 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4381 498a
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 the Elder
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bust right
Obverse inscription: [DIVA FAVSTINA]
Reverse description: Aeternitas seated left holding a phoenix on a globe
Reverse inscription: [AETERN]IT[AS]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Reverse mint mark: Illegible
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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