PUBLIC-6575B9: Roman coin. Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius.

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-6575B9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161 - 180), dating to AD 163 - 164 (Reece Period 8). Obverse: M AVREL ANTONINVS [AVG ARMENIACVS P M], Laureate head right. [TR P XVIII] IMP II COS III. S C across fields, Mars standing right holding spear, resting hand on shield Rome mint. RIC III, p. 281, no. 861.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Boxford
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 163
Date to: Exactly AD 164

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 21.1 g
Diameter: 32.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 22nd August 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: WMF16 SF1

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]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: M AVREL ANTONINVS [AVG ARMENIACVS P M]
Reverse description: Mars standing left holding spear, resting hand on shield. S C across fields
Reverse inscription: [TR P (XVIII) IMP II COS III, S C
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

RIC : III p. 281, no. 861

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Boxford

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Controlled archaeological investigation (topsoil stripping)
Discovery circumstances: controlled excavation
Current location: Boxford
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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