IOW-891996: Sestertius of Faustina the Younger (147-75).

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-891996

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Sestertius of Faustina II, struck under Marcus Aurelius and dating to the period AD 161 to 175. IVNONI LVCINAE SC reverse. Rome mint. RIC III, p. 345, no. 1649.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 161
Date to: AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 20.13 g
Diameter: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th December 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2005-8-13

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Obverse description: Bust draped right
Obverse inscription: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
Reverse description: Juno or Faustina II standing left, between two girls and holding an infant in her arms
Reverse inscription: [IVNONI LVCINAE] SC
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

RIC : III p. 345, no. 1649

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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