Roman coin hoard; hoard of 24 silver denarii, from Mark Anthony to Hadrian.<\/p>\n
\nAll of the present coins are Roman silver coins of a denomination known as the denarius (plural denarii). The earliest was a coin of Mark Antony struck for his Actium campaign. The latest are of Hadrian; which also includes an example in the name of his empress Sabina which were only struck over the course of the second half of the reign. In terms of composition this group of coins is consistent with other hoards of this period. The coins can be summarised as follows:<\/p>\n
Summary:
\nMark Antony (32-31 BC) 1
\nVespasian (AD 69-79) 3
\nTitus Caesar 1
\nDomitian Caesar 1
\nTitus (AD 79-81) 2
\nUncertain Flavian 1
\nDomitian (AD 81-96) 2
\nTrajan (AD 98-117) 7
\nHadrian (AD 117-38) 5
\nSabina 1<\/p>\n
Date and Metal Content
\nThe coins satisfy the terms of the Treasure Act with regard to age and metal content. They are certainly more than 300 years old and (with the possible exception of the plated forgery) all have precious metal contents far in excess of the 10% threshold.<\/p>\n","notes":"
Of the same find?
\nThese Roman coins could plausibly have circulated together in the second century AD and it is unlikely that twenty-four such precious metal coins could have come from the same findspot as a result of accidental individual deposition. Composition and the circumstances of discovery, as reported, would therefore suggest that these coins formed a hoard buried together for safekeeping in antiquity.<\/p>
\n<\/p>\n\n
Conclusion
\nOn the balance of probabilities, I conclude that this find constitutes a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996), by being a group of two or more precious metal coins of the same find.<\/p>
\n<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/p>\n\n
Richard Abdy
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Roman coin hoard; hoard of 24 silver denarii, from Mark Anthony to Hadrian.<\/p>\n
\nAll of the present coins are Roman silver coins of a denomination known as the denarius (plural denarii). The earliest was a coin of Mark Antony struck for his Actium campaign. The latest are of Hadrian; which also includes an example in the name of his empress Sabina which were only struck over the course of the second half of the reign. In terms of composition this group of coins is consistent with other hoards of this period. The coins can be summarised as follows:<\/p>\n
Summary:
\nMark Antony (32-31 BC) 1
\nVespasian (AD 69-79) 3
\nTitus Caesar 1
\nDomitian Caesar 1
\nTitus (AD 79-81) 2
\nUncertain Flavian 1
\nDomitian (AD 81-96) 2
\nTrajan (AD 98-117) 7
\nHadrian (AD 117-38) 5
\nSabina 1<\/p>\n
Date and Metal Content
\nThe coins satisfy the terms of the Treasure Act with regard to age and metal content. They are certainly more than 300 years old and (with the possible exception of the plated forgery) all have precious metal contents far in excess of the 10% threshold.<\/p>\n","notes":"
Of the same find?
\nThese Roman coins could plausibly have circulated together in the second century AD and it is unlikely that twenty-four such precious metal coins could have come from the same findspot as a result of accidental individual deposition. Composition and the circumstances of discovery, as reported, would therefore suggest that these coins formed a hoard buried together for safekeeping in antiquity.<\/p>
\n<\/p>\n\n
Conclusion
\nOn the balance of probabilities, I conclude that this find constitutes a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996), by being a group of two or more precious metal coins of the same find.<\/p>
\n<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/p>\n\n
Richard Abdy
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