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Description: | A scattered hoard of Late Roman silver coins; siliqua, consisting of:2012 T196a (SWYOR-740718): 27 coins (of which 1 has broken into two piece post deposition, and some are fragmentary) recovered by two joint finders.2012 T196b (SWYOR-5C72E1): 3 coins found by a third finder (of which one is a rare Jovian issue from the Lyon mint, one is fragmentary, and one is a large copper alloy coin).2012 T196c (SWYOR-3C0EF4): 13 further coins recovered by the original two finders.Some of the coins are clearly contemporary copies.British Museum Curatorial Report:Nr. WETHERBY, N. YORKSHIREEleanor Ghey38 AR siliquae and 2 AE nummi to c. AD378-402 BM ref.: 2012 T196 PAS: SWYOR-740718, 5C72E1 and 3C0EF4Circumstances of discoveryA group of 27 silver coins were found by [finder 1] and [finder 2] on 13th March 2012 whilst metal-detecting on cultivated land. They were found in the topsoil at a depth of about 2 feet, scattered in an area of about 8 square yards. A spring and large rocks were reported from the area of the findspot. Three further coins were found on 25th and 27th March at the same site by [finder 3]. These consisted of two silver coins about six feet apart and a copper alloy coin about 20 yards or less from the main findspot. One of the coins was fragmentary and actually joins to a fragment found in the first group. A further 13 coins were found by [finder 1] and [finder 2] in the month following the initial discovery. Another two fragments from the first group were found to join with two fragments from this third group (giving a total of 40 coins). All coins were received at the British Museum on 11th May 2012.Description of the findWith the exception of one highly clipped coin (probably VIRTVS ROMANORVM 'cuirass' type, second issue) the siliquae date from AD 355 to 378. The relative lack of clipping fits the pattern of a hoard of this date. However the presence of the above mentioned coin makes it difficult to date the deposition of the hoard precisely. It appears to be of a slightly later type (AD 395-402) and could have been deposited well into the fifth century after a long period of circulation. The difference in the degree of clipping of this coin and the others in the group suggests that they were deposited some time before this. It may therefore be that this later coin is a stray find and not part of the main hoard.In addition to the silver coins, there are two nummi, one of small module contemporary with the hoard and another of larger module slightly earlier than the group. Mixed hoards of nummi and siliquae are not unknown (for example the Bishops Cannings hoard, which had a large proportion of bronze, and Hoxne, which contained a few smaller module bronze coins mixed in with the siliquae). It is therefore not inconceivable that the larger module bronze coin was also either part of the hoard or associated with the same pattern of deposition at this site. The fact that the hoard was found near a spring points to a votive or ritual context for this deposition.The hoard contained one notable siliqua of a type not listed in RIC (although previously recorded through PAS, see note below). This was the Jovian coin of the Lyon mint with the obverse legend DN IOVIANV-S PEP AVG.CATALOGUENotesThe following abbreviations are used for the names of the rulers:Cs Constantius II G GratianCn Constans V2 Valentinian IIJC/A Julian Caesar / Augustus Jv JovianV1 Valentinian I Vn ValensBusts as RIC VIII & X:1 no diademD Draped & cuirassed 3 pearl-diademed4 rosette-diademedCF1-4 = degrees of clipping evidentSummary: SiliquaeMINTTrierLyonArlesMilanRomeAqu.Sisc.Sirm.Thess.Const.Nico.Ant.Unc.Totala355-64-68---------216364-7-61-----1---210367-756------------6375-3781------------1395-402------------11Irregular------------44Total7129-----1---938SILVER: SILIQUAE (38)355-364, Lyons (6)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC VIIIQty.Wt.CF1.Cs/D3VICTORIA DD NN AVGLVG-21011.9912.JA/D4VICTORIA DD NN AVGLVG-21312.0703.Cs/D3VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXXLVG13921611.9514.JA/D3VOTIS V MVLTIS XPLVG14522711.520[1]5.JA/D3VOT X MVLT XXSLVG15123311.5706.Jv/D3VOT V MVLT XLVG--11.230[2]355-364, Arles (8)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC VIIIQty.Wt.CF7.Cs/D3VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXXPCON83261/29121.78, 1.770, 08.Cs/D3VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXXSCON84261/29131.76, 2.41, 1.991, 0, 19.JC/D1VOTIS V MVLTIS XTCON9126412.25010.JA/D3VOT X MVLT XXTCONSTCf 109309/ 31212.01111.JA/D3VOT X MVLT XXSCONST12031211.891355-364, Uncertain mint (2)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC VIIIQty.Wt.CF12.JA/D3VOT X MVLT XX[...]Cf 179/180?11.580[3]13.Jv/D3VOT V MVLT X[...]??10.86 + 0.702[4]364-367, Lyons (6)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC IXQty.Wt.CF14.V1/D3RESTITVTOR REIPSLVG•-6c12.01115.V1/D3RESTITVTOR REIPPLVG-6e11.70116.Vn/D3RESTITVTOR REIPPLVG-6f11.82117.Vn/D3RESTITVTOR REIPPLVG•-6f11.69018.Vn/D3RESTITVTOR REIPSLVG•-6f12.43119.Vn/D3RESTITVTOR REIP[.]LV[G.]-6f11.822364-367, Arles (1)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC IXQty.Wt.CF20.V1/D3RESTITVTOR REIPOF III/CON[ST]-6a11.710[5]364-367, Thessalonica (1)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC IXQty.Wt.CF21.V1/D3RESTITVTOR REIPTES22512a11.92[6]0364-375, Uncertain mint (2)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC IXQty.Wt.CF22.V1/Vn[V]RBS ROM[A][...]??10.48 + 0.36?[7]23.G/D3VRBS [ROMA][...]??10.64 + 0.39?[8]367-375, Trier (6)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC IXQty.Wt.CF24.Vn/D3VRBS ROMATRPS26027e/ 45b12.24025.G/D3VRBS ROMATRPS•27527f/ 45c21.98, 1.950, 026.G/D3VRBS ROMATRPS•27627f/ 45c11.75027.G/D3VRBS ROMATRPS•27727f/ 45c22.06, 1.860, 1375-378, Trier (1)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC IXQty.Wt.CF28.V2/D3VICTORIA AVGGG[TR]PS32743/57a11.223?395-402, Mint uncertain (1)No.ObvReverseM.-m.HoxneRIC XQty.Wt.CF29.?/D3[VIRTVS ROMANORVM] (cuirass)[...]??10.644[9]Irregular (4)No.ObvReverseM.-m.Qty.Wt.CF30.DN CONST[AN]-TIVS P F AVGVOT X MVLT XX[...]11.710[10]31.FL CL IVL[I-]ANVS P P AVGVOTIS V MVLTIS XX[..O]NST11.00?[11]32.NNNNNN[IIIIINII]L / IIIIII / T-11.65033.DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVGVOT X MVLT XXPCONNS11.801[12]COPPER ALLOY NUMMI (2)Lyon, AD 348-353 (1)No.ObvReverseM.-m.RIC VIIIQty.Wt.34.Cs/D4[FEL TEMP REPARATIO] (Fallen horseman)[..LG]Cf 7913.82[13]Arles, AD 367-375 (1)No.ObvReverseM.-m.RIC IXQty.Wt.35.G/D3[GLORIA NOVI SAEC]VLI (Emperor stg. r.)[...]1510.67[14][1] Broken. Obverse die link with Hoxne 145,20. Possibly a forgery? XX in bottom of wreath.[2] Obverse DN IOVIANV-S PEP AVG. Another previously recorded by PAS SUSS-F74487. One with this mintmark and obverse D N IOVIAN-VS P F AVG from Whitwell hoard in BM 1992,0904.2. Finder [Finder 3].[3] Broken. Reverse concreted.[4] Two joining fragments. 0.86 g fragment found in first group ([Finder 1] and [Finder 2]), 0.70g fragment in second group ([Finder 3]). Mintmark not clearly legible.[5] Incomplete.[6] In two joining fragments.[7] Two joining fragments of an incomplete coin. Obverse D N VAL[...][8] Two joining fragments of an incomplete coin.[9] Possibly Milan, second issue, dated AD 395-402.[10] Broken. This legend not used for Constantius. Good style.[11] Broken edges. Appears cast.[12] Cf RIC 309. Double-struck?[13] Finder [Finder 3]. Mintmark indistinct, requires further cleaning.[14] Abraded and incomplete.
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