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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR-16DC95

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Denarius of Faustina I. Posthumously issued under Antoninus Pius.

Class: denarius

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 140

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 19.88 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Ruler/issuer: Faustina the Elder
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 7 [138-161]
Obverse description: Bust right, Elaborate hair style.
Obverse inscription: DIVA FAUSTINA
Reverse description: Ceres standing left with vertical spear in left hand and corn ears in right.
Reverse inscription: AVGVSTA

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Ilminster (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST3514
Four figure Latitude: 50.92178015
Four figure longitude: -2.92612568
1:25K map: ST3514
1:10K map: ST31SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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