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[edit]Roman coin hoard | |||
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, 2012-04-05 16:24:20 |
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Roman coin hoard |
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English: 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. Some of the coins are clearly contemporary copies. British Museum Curatorial Report: Nr. WETHERBY, N. YORKSHIRE Eleanor Ghey 38 AR siliquae and 2 AE nummi to c. AD378-402 BM ref.: 2012 T196 PAS: SWYOR-740718, 5C72E1 and 3C0EF4 Circumstances of discovery A 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 find With 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.
CATALOGUE
Notes The following abbreviations are used for the names of the rulers: Cs Constantius II G Gratian Cn Constans V2 Valentinian II JC/A Julian Caesar / Augustus Jv Jovian V1 Valentinian I Vn Valens Busts as RIC VIII & X: 1 no diadem D Draped & cuirassed 3 pearl-diademed 4 rosette-diademed CF1-4 = degrees of clipping evident Summary: Siliquae MINT Trier Lyon Arles Milan Rome Aqu. Sisc. Sirm. Thess. Const. Nico. Ant. Unc. Totala 355-64 - 6 8 - - - - - - - - - 2 16 364-7 - 6 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 10 367-75 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 375-378 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 395-402 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 Irregular - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 Total 7 12 9 - - - - - 1 - - - 9 38 SILVER: SILIQUAE (38) 355-364, Lyons (6) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC VIII Qty. Wt. CF 1. Cs/D3 VICTORIA DD NN AVG LVG - 210 1 1.99 1 2. JA/D4 VICTORIA DD NN AVG LVG - 213 1 2.07 0 3. Cs/D3 VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX LVG 139 216 1 1.95 1 4. JA/D3 VOTIS V MVLTIS X PLVG 145 227 1 1.52 0[1] 5. JA/D3 VOT X MVLT XX SLVG 151 233 1 1.57 0 6. Jv/D3 VOT V MVLT X LVG - - 1 1.23 0[2] 355-364, Arles (8) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC VIII Qty. Wt. CF 7. Cs/D3 VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX PCON 83 261/291 2 1.78, 1.77 0, 0 8. Cs/D3 VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX SCON 84 261/291 3 1.76, 2.41, 1.99 1, 0, 1 9. JC/D1 VOTIS V MVLTIS X TCON 91 264 1 2.25 0 10. JA/D3 VOT X MVLT XX TCONST Cf 109 309/ 312 1 2.01 1 11. JA/D3 VOT X MVLT XX SCONST 120 312 1 1.89 1 355-364, Uncertain mint (2) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC VIII Qty. Wt. CF 12. JA/D3 VOT X MVLT XX [...] Cf 179/180 ? 1 1.58 0[3] 13. Jv/D3 VOT V MVLT X [...] ? ? 1 0.86 + 0.70 2[4] 364-367, Lyons (6) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC IX Qty. Wt. CF 14. V1/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP SLVG• - 6c 1 2.01 1 15. V1/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP PLVG - 6e 1 1.70 1 16. Vn/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP PLVG - 6f 1 1.82 1 17. Vn/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP PLVG• - 6f 1 1.69 0 18. Vn/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP SLVG• - 6f 1 2.43 1 19. Vn/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP [.]LV[G.] - 6f 1 1.82 2 364-367, Arles (1) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC IX Qty. Wt. CF 20. V1/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP OF III/CON[ST] - 6a 1 1.71 0[5] 364-367, Thessalonica (1) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC IX Qty. Wt. CF 21. V1/D3 RESTITVTOR REIP TES 225 12a 1 1.92[6] 0 364-375, Uncertain mint (2) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC IX Qty. Wt. CF 22. V1/Vn [V]RBS ROM[A] [...] ? ? 1 0.48 + 0.36 ?[7] 23. G/D3 VRBS [ROMA] [...] ? ? 1 0.64 + 0.39 ?[8] 367-375, Trier (6) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC IX Qty. Wt. CF 24. Vn/D3 VRBS ROMA TRPS 260 27e/ 45b 1 2.24 0 25. G/D3 VRBS ROMA TRPS• 275 27f/ 45c 2 1.98, 1.95 0, 0 26. G/D3 VRBS ROMA TRPS• 276 27f/ 45c 1 1.75 0 27. G/D3 VRBS ROMA TRPS• 277 27f/ 45c 2 2.06, 1.86 0, 1 375-378, Trier (1) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC IX Qty. Wt. CF 28. V2/D3 VICTORIA AVGGG [TR]PS 327 43/57a 1 1.22 3 ?395-402, Mint uncertain (1) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Hoxne RIC X Qty. Wt. CF 29. ?/D3 [VIRTVS ROMANORVM] (cuirass) [...] ? ? 1 0.64 4[9] Irregular (4) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. Qty. Wt. CF 30. DN CONST[AN]-TIVS P F AVG VOT X MVLT XX [...] 1 1.71 0[10] 31. FL CL IVL[I-]ANVS P P AVG VOTIS V MVLTIS XX [..O]NST 1 1.00 ?[11] 32. NNNNNN[IIIIINII] L / IIIIII / T - 1 1.65 0 33. DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG VOT X MVLT XX PCONNS 1 1.80 1[12] COPPER ALLOY NUMMI (2) Lyon, AD 348-353 (1) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. RIC VIII Qty. Wt. 34. Cs/D4 [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] (Fallen horseman) [..LG] Cf 79 1 3.82[13] Arles, AD 367-375 (1) No. Obv Reverse M.-m. RIC IX Qty. Wt. 35. G/D3 [GLORIA NOVI SAEC]VLI (Emperor stg. r.) [...] 15 1 0.67[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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Depicted place | (County of findspot) North Yorkshire | ||
Date | between 378 and 402 | ||
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FindID: 496343 Old ref: SWYOR-5C72E1 Filename: 2012_196b.jpg |
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