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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-76397B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Faustina I (r.138-141), minted under Antoninus Pius at Rome during the period c.141-161AD, Reece Period 7. Uncertain type, standing female figure left.

Measurements: 29.95mm in diameter, 4.38mm thick and 19.20g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.38 mm
Weight: 19.2 g
Diameter: 29.95 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina the Elder
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Head of Faustina the Elder, facing right.
Obverse inscription: [___]FAVS[TINA __]
Reverse description: standing female figure left with arm outstretched
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Lower Hardres (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR1552
Four figure Latitude: 51.22667917
Four figure longitude: 1.07787792
1:25K map: TR1552
1:10K map: TR15SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Moorhead, S.	2013	A history of Roman Coinage in Britain	Witham	Greenlight	XIV, 89	Fig 6

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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