Hoard

Unique ID: NCL-7902B6

Object type certainty: Certain

A small hoard of 8 Roman denarii, all dating to the late Republican or Augustan period.

1.Roman Republican Denarius 118 BC Obv Desc: winged helmeted head of Roma facing right, X behind head. Obv Insc: L POMPONI (pellet) CNF [inscription is retrograde] Rev Desc: warrior on biga advancing right, forward feet raised. Rev Insc:// ...LLICCNDOM D: 20.17mm Th: 1.88mm W:3.6g

2.Roman Republican Denarius 115-114 BC Obv Desc: head of Roma in Corinthian helmet facing right, X behind head. Obv Insc: ROMA (inscription under the neck of the head. Rev Desc: Figure of Roma seated on shield facing right, holding spear, wolf and suckling twins in front of her feet, a bird on either side of Roma. Rev Insc: - D: 20.28mm Th: 1.56mm W: 3.4g

3. Roman Republican Denarius 90-89 BC Obv Desc: helmeted head of Roma facing right, B behind head. Obv Insc: - Rev Desc: Victory on a diga advancing right , forward feet raised. Rev Insc: // ...SILANVS ROMA D: 17.80mm Th: 2.16mm W: 3.4g

4. Roman Republican Denarius 81 BC Obv Desc: helmeted head of Roma facing right Obv Insc: ...MANLI... [inscription retrograde] Rev Desc: figure driving a quadriga to the right. Rev Insc: // L SVLL... D: 16.79mm Th: 2.11mm W: 3.4g

5. Roman Republican Denarius 49 BC Obv Desc: laureated head of Roma bearing earing facing right. Obv Ins: SALVTIS Rev Desc: Salus standing facing left holding serpent with right arm and shield on the other Rev Insc: III VIR VAL[ETV MAN] ACILLIVS D: 18.20mm Th: 1.87mm W: 3.7g

6.Denarius of Octavian 36 BC Obv Desc: bear head of Octavian looking right Obv Insc: [CAES]AR DIVI F III VIR ITER... [pellet stops between words] Rev Desc: tetrastyle temple hosting a statue of Julius Caesar with an altar to the left. Ren Insc: COS ITER ET TER DESIG [pellet stops between words] D: 18.69mm Th: 2.02mm W: 3.4g Ref: RIC (volume I) 36 p.42

7. Denarius of Augustus 28-26 BC Obv Desc: bear bust of Augustus facing right. Obv Insc: no inscription Rev Desc: two-storeyed templed ornamented with figures on either sides and possibly an eagle at the peak of the roof. Rev Insc: no inscription D: 20.17mm Th: 2.04mm W: 3.8g Ref: RIC (volume I) 35 p.63

8.Denarius of Augustus 2 BC - 14 AD Obv Desc: laureated head of August facing right Obv Insc: ... DIVI F PATER PATRIAE (inscription is retrograde) Rev Desc: standing figures of Gaius and Luciusholding spear and shield, a simpulum and a lituus are also depicted in the field between the figures. Rev Insc: ...CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIGRATIO D: 18.32mm Th: 2.28mm W:3.7g Ref: RIC (volume I) 350 p.90

Notes:

The coins

All eight coins are Roman silver coins of a denomination known as the denarius (plural denarii). The latest coin of the group is a Roman Republican denarius dating to 118 BC. The latest coin is an early imperial denarius of Augustus dating to 2 BC to AD 4. There are six Roman Republican coins and two Augustan coins in the group.

Recommendation

As this find was discovered before 1997 it must be evaluated under the Treasure Trove laws, and not the more recent Treasure Act. Under Treasure Trove, evidence would have to point to the object having been deliberately buried with the intention of recovery. The coins were discovered in the ground together with no evidence for a container. The small number of coins and the fact that they are likely to have circulated together in antiquity points to a 'purse' hoard that could have been lost without the intention of recovery. (A comparable case is a purse of 30 denarii found at Hadrian's Wall). It would therefore be difficult to prove that the coins were buried with the intention of recovery, as required for them to be declared Treasure under the law of Treasure Trove.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2008T767

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post 118 BC
Date to: Circa AD 14

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 8

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
To be known as: Hursley

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1996

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Zoumpoulia Petraki - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Dr Eleanor Ghey - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2008 T767
Treasure case number: 2008T767

References cited

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    Created: Tuesday 16th December 2008
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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