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COIN

Unique ID: NARC759

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus

Notes:

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Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 161
Date to: AD 180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.55 mm
Weight: 22.51 g
Diameter: 29.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2000 - Tuesday 1st August 2000

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: laureate head r
Obverse inscription: M. Aurel. Antoninius Aug---

Reverse description: Roma seated r with spear

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Sear, D.R. 1988 Roman Coins and their Values Seaby 167

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Audit data

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

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