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Description: | Treasure ref. 2004 T117: hoard of 46 late Roman copper alloy nummui found by members fo the Witham Valley Archaeological Research Committee, 7th March 2004.All 46 coins are Roman and date to the middle of the fourth century AD. The earliest fully identifiable coins are two commemorative issues struck between AD 330 and 335 (during the reign of Constantine ther Great, AD 307-337). The majority of coins fall into one of two types produced during the periods AD 335-341 of AD 343-348. The latest coins in the hoard are the 18 datable to this latter period. In composition this group forms an entirely convincing hoard of this period. The issues can be summarised as follows:Reverse type Date Total Victory on prow 330-335 1 Imitation Victory on prow 330-348 1 Wolf and Twins 330-348 1 Imitation Wolf and Twins 330-348 1 GLORIA EXERCITVS (2 soldiers, 1 standard) 335-341 17 PAX PVBLICA 337-341 2 VICTORIAE DD AVGG QNN (2 Victories) 343-348 18 2 soldiers or two victories type 330-349 4 Uncertain 318-348 1 Total 46 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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