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Description: | Treasure case2012 T528,Two silver Roman coins from Northchurch, HertfordshireImages recorded by PAS refs.: coin 1: BH-12F905; coin 2: BH-130685Date: Roman, 32-31 BCDescription: Two Republican silver denarii, struck under Mark Antony, 32-31 BC.Coin 1Obverse description: Ship right, sceptre tied with fillet on prow.Obverse legend: (above) [ANT AVG] (below) III VIR [R P C]Reverse description: Aquila between two standards.Reverse legend: LEG/XV Ref.: RRC no. 544/30Dimensions: 18.3mm diameter, 1.2mm thick.Weight: 3.03g.Condition: WornCoin 2 Obverse description: Ship right, [sceptre tied with fillet on prow].Obverse legend: (above) [ANT AVG] (below) III VIR R P CReverse description: Aquila between two standards.Reverse legend: None visible.Ref.: RRC no. 544/? Dimensions: 17.1mm diameter, 1.3mm thick.Weight: 3.25g.Condition: WornDiscussion: Mark Antony's 'legionary' coinage was probably struck at his winter quarters at Patrae, just prior to his Actian campaign, and was designed to honour twenty-three legions as well as the praetorian cohorts and the cohort of the speculatores (Sear 2000: 284).The proximity of these two coins suggests they part of the same deposit and should therefore be considered as treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act. Julian Watters Finds Liaison Officer, Hertfordshire and BedfordshireReferences: Crawford, M. H.,1975; Roman Republican Coinage; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.Sear, D. H, 2000; Roman Coins and their values, Volume I; Spink, London.
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