Rights Holder: Hampshire Cultural Trust
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Unique ID: HAMP-8C2433
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (AD 139-80), PIETAS AVG reverse depicting the sacrificial implements. Mint of Rome, AD 140-44 (Reece period 7).
Reference: RIC volume III, p.174, no.1234.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 140
Date to: Exactly AD 144
Quantity: 1
Weight: 16.79 g
Diameter: 30.68 mm
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Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 285
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Bare head facing right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Sacrificial implements.
Reverse inscription: [PIETAS AVG]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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