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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-640DF8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An extremely worn Roman sestertius of Elagabalus (AD 218-222), probably dating to AD 220-1 (Reece Period 10), probably INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG S C, Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar (will bull on ground), holding branch. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 56, cf. no. 350. The reverse legend is illegible except for the first letter which appears to be an I (rather than a P or S for other types; see RIC 327, 334 and 369).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 221
Date to: Circa AD 222
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 14.86 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Sunday 1st February 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form 4248
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Elagabalus
Reece period: Period 10 [193-222]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverse inscription: [IMP CAE]S M AVR ANTON[INVS PIVS AVG]
Reverse description: Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar, holding branch in left; star not visible
Reverse inscription: Probably (I)[NVICTVS SACERDOS AVG, S C]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Status: Regular
Coin references
- RIC : IV part 2 p. 56, cf. no. 350
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Preston Candover
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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