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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-3726BE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Hampshire Cultural Trust (Winchester Collections)
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 147
Date to: Circa AD 169

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 13.15 g
Diameter: 25.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1987 - Monday 31st December 1990

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.1912

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 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

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Tichborne (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Hampshire Cultural Trust (Winchester Collections)
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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