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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-F817FE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A sestertius of Marcus Aurelius dating to the period AD 161-180 (Reece Period 8). The reverse type depicts a standing figure with SC in the field.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 161
Date to: Circa AD 180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 23.19 g
Diameter: 30.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 16-377
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Obverse description: A laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: [AVRELIVS CAESAR] AVG PI F C[OS]
Reverse description: A standing figure with SC in the field
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Dorking North (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1549
Four figure Latitude: 51.22861315
Four figure longitude: -0.35438877
1:25K map: TQ1549
1:10K map: TQ14NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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