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Description: | Treasure report from Dr. Eleanor Ghey:All of the coins are Roman silver coins of a denomination known as the denarius (plural denarii). The latest coin of the group is a base (probably plated) denarius of Septimius Severus, dating to around AD 198-201. The earliest coin is a Roman Republican denarius dating to 49BC. Whilst these are commonly found in hoards dating up to the early second century, they would not be expected to be found in a hoard this late. It is therefore suggested that the three coins up to AD 69 found at a distance from the main body of the find should be considered as a separate deposit (hoard A) on the basis of the information available to date. The remaining 10 are described as hoard B. The coins can be summarised as follows: Hoard A: Julius Caesar (issued 49 BC) 1 Tiberius (AD 14-37) 1 Otho (AD 69) 1 Total 3 Hoard B: Galba (AD 68-9) 1 Vespasian (AD 69-79) 1 Domitian (AD 81-96) 3 Trajan (AD 98-117) 1 Hadrian (AD 117-138) 1 Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) 1 Faustina I 1 Joint reign of Septimius Severus and Caracalla (AD Septimius Severus 1 Total 10 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 have precious metal contents in excess of the 10% threshold. Same find? The coins in these two groups could have circulated together in the first century AD and the late second to early third century AD respectively. The clustered distributions of the two groups suggest that each group probably represents a hoard likely to have been buried together in antiquity. 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). Dr. Eleanor Ghey Department of Coins and Medals The British Museum 2 June 2009 CATALOGUE HOARD A REPUBLIC No. Obv. Rev. bust RRC Qty. Weight 1. (Pontifical emblems) Countermark: C in centre CAESAR (elephant r.) - 443/1 1 3.40g TIBERIUS (1) MINT OF LUGDUNUM No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC .I Qty. Weight 2. TI CAESAR DIV[I] AVG F AVGVSTVS [...] (in ex.) IMP VII (quadriga right) A1* 8 4 1 3.45g OTHO (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC .I Qty. Weight 3. [IMP] OTHO CAE[SAR] AVG [TR P] PONT MAX (Aequitas stg. l.) A+ 6 19 1 2.41g (broken) HOARD B GALBA (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC .I Qty. Weight 4. IMP SER GALB[A ...] [CONCORDIA PRO]VINCIARVM (Concordia stg. l.) A1* 1 149 1 2.72g VESPASIAN (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC II.I Qty. Weight 5. IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN[VS AVG] PON MAX [TR P] COS VI (Victory stg. l. in prow) A1* 166 777 1 2.55g DOMITIAN (3) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC II.I Qty. Weight 6. [IMP CAES DOMIT AVG] GERM P M TR P XII IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P (Minerva stg. l. M4) A1* 207 742 1 3.03g 7. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P (Minerva adv. r. M1) A1* 230 787 1 2.84g 8. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV IMP XXII COS XVII CENS P P P (Minerva stg. r. M2) A1* 231 788 1 3.29g TRAJAN (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC II Qty. Weight 9. IMP [CAES] NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M TR P COS IIII P P (Victory adv. l.) A1* 123 60 1 2.46g HADRIAN (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC II Qty. Weight 10. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P VOTA PVBLICA (Hadrian sacrificing l.) A+ 777 290 1 2.83g ANTONINUS PIUS (2) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC IV Qty. Weight 11. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III CLEMENTIA AVG (Clementia stg. l.) A1* 195 64 1 2.88g 12. DIVA FAVSTINA (Bust of Faustina I) AETERNITAS (Juno? stg. r.) E1* 352 346a 1 2.42g SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS (1) No. Obv. Rev. bust BMC RIC V Qty. Weight 13. [...] [MA]X [...] (Victory adv. l.) A1* c.f. 139 ff. c. f. 141 ff. 1 1.94g | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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