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Description: | "2008 T385 ??Towton??, North Yorkshire
REPORT TO HM CORONER
The Coins
One of the coins is a gold stater of Cunobelin (about AD 10-40). These coins originated in south-eastern England (modern Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and surrounding counties) and were produced in the late Iron Age. They are usually associated with the Trinovantes. Coins of Cunobelin are found over quite a widespread area and it is not uncommon for them to appear as far north as Yorkshire.
The second coin is a gold stater inscribed VEP CORF. These were produced in about AD 20-40 in the north east Midlands and are usually associated with the Corieltavi.
Stater 1
Gold stater of Cunobelin, ??wild type?? VA 1931 = BMC 1784
Weight: 5.58g; diameter: 17mm
This coin is registered on the CCI as 08.6284
Stater 2
Gold stater inscribed VEP CORF VA 940 = BMC 3298
Weight: 4.90g; diameter: 19mm
This coin is registered on the CCI as 08.6285
VA = Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage of Britain, London, 1989
BMC = Hobbs, British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, London, 1996
CCI = Celtic Coin Index, Oxford
Metal and Age
These coins easily meet the criteria of the Treasure Act with regard to age and metal composition. They are considerably more than 300 years old and are produced from a metal alloy containing in excess of 10% gold or silver.
Same find?
Although these coins were produced in different parts of Britain, they are more or less contemporary with one another. Coins of these types have previously been found together in hoards.
The coins were found 200m apart. It seems probable that these two coins represented a single hoard deposit at the time of burial, disturbed and scattered by subsequent agricultural activity on the land. However they may represent separate deposits on the same site for ritual or religious purposes (possibly made by different individuals). Religious sites are common locations for coin deposits from the pre-Roman Iron Age. Coin finds resulting from them count as treasure.
Recommendation
Given their type, age, metal content and association with a previous hoard of coins from the same findspot, I would conclude that these coins should be regarded as a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
Eleanor Ghey and Ian Leins
Department of Coins and Medals
The British Museum
27 August 2008" | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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