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Description: | 2008 T705 "North Cave", East Yorkshire
REPORT TO HM CORONER
Circumstances of discovery
A small hoard of nine Imperial denarii was found [...] with the aid of a metal detector on 23 November 2008. [...] The find was reported to Amy Cooper, FLO in December 2008. The coins were found at a depth of about 3 to 10 inches. A lead seal (possibly a closure for a bag) was also thought possibly to be associated with the coins and was brought to the British Museum with the coins in December 2008.
The Coins
All of the coins are Roman silver coins of a denomination known as the denarius (plural denarii). The earliest coin was a denarius of Vespasian (AD 69-79); the latest coins are from the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). The date of the group of coins is consistent with hoards of coins dating to this period. The coins can be summarised as follows:
Summary
Vespasian (AD 69-79) 2
Trajan (AD 98-117) 4
Hadrian (AD 117-138) 1
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61) 1
Diva Faustina I 1
Total 9
The lead seal
The rectangular lead seal (probably a loop used to close a bag) was found to be undiagnostic: Richard Hobbs of the British Museum was of the opinion that it was not Roman and Geoff Egan (British Museum and Museum of London) was of the opinion that it was not Medieval or Post-Medieval in date. British Museum curators also thought it was unlikely to be early Medieval in date.
Metal Content and Age
The coins satisfy the terms of the Treasure Act with regard to age, quantity and metal content. They are certainly more than 300 years old and all have precious metal contents far in excess of the 10% threshold.
Same find?
The coins in this find could have circulated together in the second century AD. The fact that they were found together and the composition of the group suggests that, on balance of probability, they are likely to have been buried at the same time in antiquity. The lack of a positive date assigned to the lead seal means that it is not possible to be certain whether or not the object was associated with the group of coins.
Recommendation
Given their age and metal content, and the circumstances of burial, 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
Department of Coins and Medals
The British Museum
5 March 2009" | 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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