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COIN

Unique ID: NARC755

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A commemorative denarius of Faustina Senior wife of Antoninus Pius, struck after her death in AD 141, the reverse shows Ceres standing holding a sceptre and corn-ears.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 141
Date to: AD 161

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.05 mm
Weight: 2.68 g
Diameter: 17.68 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2000 - Friday 1st September 2000

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Faustina the Elder
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: draped bust r
Obverse inscription: Diva Faustina
Reverse description: Ceres stg with sceptre and corn ears
Reverse inscription: Aug---
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
To be known as: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTON

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Sear, D.R. 1988 Roman Coins and their Values Seaby 161 1350

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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