2009-11-13 15:06:35 Rachel Atherton ratherton 2011-06-29 13:54:00 Harriet Louth hlouth DENO-D74EC7 hoard Roman coin hoard; hoard of 24 silver denarii, from Mark Anthony to Hadrian. All 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: Summary: Mark Antony (32-31 BC) 1 Vespasian (AD 69-79) 3 Titus Caesar 1 Domitian Caesar 1 Titus (AD 79-81) 2 Uncertain Flavian 1 Domitian (AD 81-96) 2 Trajan (AD 98-117) 7 Hadrian (AD 117-38) 5 Sabina 1 Date and Metal Content The 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. Roman coin hoard; hoard of 24 silver denarii, from Mark Anthony to Hadrian. All 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 inclu... Of the same find? These 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. Conclusion On 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. Richard Abdy Silver Struck or hammered ROMAN ROMAN Early 2009-11-13 15:06:35 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ASHFIELD POINT( ) From Map SK55SW SK4535 29.06.2003 Metal detector 24 DENO Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.