Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-BD89B6
Object type certainty: Certain
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Brass sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 139-180)
Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 139
Date to: AD 180
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 11.34 g
Diameter: 27.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st December 2003
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: illegible - worn flat
Reverse inscription: illegible
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
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 finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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