CORN-933530: sestertius of Lucilla (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-933530

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy sestertius of Lucilla (AD 164-169), wife of Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), Reece period 8, IVNONI LVCINAE reverse type depicting Juno, draped, seated left on throne, holding flower in right hand and infant in swaddling clothes on left arm, mint of Rome.

Cf. BMC IV, p.570, no.1156.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 164
Date to: Circa AD 169

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 19.1 g
Diameter: 29.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th August 2016 - Sunday 14th August 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Lucilla
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: draped bust right with hair waved and fastened into chignon low on back of head
Obverse inscription: [LVC]ILLAE [AVG] ANTONI[NI AVG F]
Reverse description: Juno draped seated left on throne, holding flower in right hand and infant in swaddling clothes on left arm
Reverse inscription: IVN[ONI LVCINAE] // SC
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

BMC : IV, no.1156

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ludgvan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5032
Four figure Latitude: 50.13526966
Four figure longitude: -5.49980675
1:25K map: SW5032
1:10K map: SW52NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mattingly, H. and Carson, R.A.G.	1976	Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum	London	British Museum Press	570	no.1156

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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