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Description: | Treasure case : 2008 T567
Addenda to 2007 T660 (the Beverley Hoard)
The coins clearly represent addenda to a previous hoard recovered from the same findspot in several batches between 2001 and 2007 (e.g 2007 T660).
The Coins
The coins consist of six Iron Age gold staters of types originating in the North-Eastern area (the area thought to have been inhabited by the people known as the Corieltauvi during the late Iron Age). They are likely to have been produced from the second half of the first century BC to the early first century AD. The individual coins are summarised below.
1. Uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavian) gold stater, ??Domino?? type VA 829-3, BMC 3185
Weight: 4.80g
2. Uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavian) gold stater, ??Domino?? type VA 829-3, BMC 3185
Weight: 5.02g
3. Uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavian) gold stater, ??Domino?? type VA 829-3, BMC 3185
Weight: 5.18g
4. Uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavian) gold stater, ??Domino?? type VA 829-3, BMC 3185 (obverse obliterated)
Weight: 4.98g
5. Uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavian) gold stater, ??Kite?? type VA 825-1, BMC 3181
Weight: 5.40g
6. Uninscribed North Eastern (Corieltavian) gold stater, ??South Ferriby?? type VA 811-7,
BMC 3172 (obverse obliterated)
Weight: 4.78g
VA = Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage of Britain, London, 1989
BMC = Hobbs, British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum 1996
CCI = Celtic Coin Index, Oxford & London
Recommendation
These coins satisfy the various criteria of the Treasure Act. They are more than 300 years old and the find comprises more than two coins with precious metal content in excess of the 10% threshold. In terms of composition, this group of coins is identical to the earlier groups and can be considered to be an addenda to them.
Conclusion
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
Department of Coins and Medals
The British Museum | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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