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Description: | Description of findThe coins consist of 3 silver Roman coins of the denomination known as a denarius (plural denarii). In addition there were two fragments of denarii that were not identifiable due to their size and condition but do not appear to have come from the three more complete coins. It should be noted that the original find contained a number of fragments of coins, but it is unlikely to be possible to find joins between these and the latest fragments due to their condition. The three identifiable coins consist of two coins from the reign of Vespasian and one from the reign of Hadrian, situating them well within the date range of the earlier find (c. 32BC to AD 176).Metal Content and AgeThe coins satisfy the terms of the Treasure Act with regard to age and metal content. They are certainly more than 300 years old and have a precious metal contents in excess of 10%.Same find?The composition of the group as a whole is typical for a hoard deposited in the mid to late second century AD.RecommendationOn the balance of probabilities, I conclude that this hoard of denarii constitutes a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996), by being part of a group of two or more precious metal coins of the same find and should be considered as addenda to 2012 T132.Report by Dr Eleanor Ghey (Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum)
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