Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: PUBLIC-ED18A2
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy sestertius, possibly of Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), Reece period 8, possibly FELIC AVG TR P III COS II S C reverse type depicting ship with pilots and rowers left, dating from c.AD 162-163. Cf. RIC, Vol. III, p.319, no.1325. This is a tentative identification and it is just possible that this is a piece of Hadrian (AD 117-38) with galley reverse.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 162
Date to: Circa AD 163
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 15.25 g
Diameter: 30.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Saturday 31st January 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Lucius Verus
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: laureate head facing right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: galley ship left with pilot and rowers
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
4 Figure: SX4250
Four figure Latitude: 50.32869288
Four figure longitude: -4.22119839
1:25K map: SX4250
1:10K map: SX40NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Sutherland, C.H.V. and Carson, R.A.G. | Roman Imperial Coinage | London | Spink and Son | p.319 | no.1325 |