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Unique ID: FASAM-5B84C1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-80) (Reece Period 8), unclear figure standing left. Mint of Rome.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 161
Date to: Exactly AD 180
Quantity: 1
Weight: 18.14 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus)
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Laureate head right
Obverse inscription: [ ... ]
Reverse description: Unclear standing figure left
Reverse inscription: [ ... ]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4242
Four figure Latitude: 53.87251265
Four figure longitude: -1.36271271
1:25K map: SE4242
1:10K map: SE44SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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