Rights Holder: Hampshire Cultural Trust
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Unique ID: HAMP-3726BE
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman sestertius of Faustina II (AD 147-75) or Lucilla (AD 164-9), the reverse depicting an unclear standing figure, dating to AD 147-169 (Reece period 8). Mint of Rome. The flan is square in shape.
Current location of find: Hampshire Cultural Trust (Winchester Collections)
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 147
Date to: Circa AD 169
Quantity: 1
Weight: 13.15 g
Diameter: 25.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1987 - Monday 31st December 1990
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Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.1912
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sestertius
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Faustina II
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 8 [161-180]
Mint or issue place: Rome
Obverse description: Draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Unclear standing figure.
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU5527
Four figure Latitude: 51.03973263
Four figure longitude: -1.21690804
1:25K map: SU5527
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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