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Coin Hoard
Unique ID: NMGW-085CE6
Object type certainty: Certain
A hoard of approximately 3,545 coins. This comprises 14 late-third century ‘radiates’ and 3,531 nummi, of which 875 were struck between 294/5 and 310 and 2,655 after 310. The latest coins were struck at London and Trier in 319-20.
Hoard 2 was buried in a ‘Black Burnished Ware’ jar, probably produced in south-western England, late third – early fourth century A.D.
Notes:
Both comprise Roman coins produced in the quarter-century following Diocletian’s reform of the Roman imperial coinage around A.D. 294-5. The coins are of copper alloys that contain small proportions of added silver, originally with silver-washed surfaces. As found, almost all coins are encrusted with copper corrosion products, mainly malachite. The coins have been washed in the museum to remove superficial soil deposits, but have not otherwise been cleaned or conserved.
Many of the coins from the second hoard [08.4] form clusters or rouleaux of up to nine coins, held together by corrosion products and/or soil; these have as yet not been separated, so the precise make-up of this hoard has yet to be determined.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 319
Date to: Circa AD 320
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary 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: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: Sully
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST1667
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th April 2008
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Mark Lodwick
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Identified by: Mr Edward Besly - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wales Treasure 08.4
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Audit data
Created:
Friday 15th January 2010
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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