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Unique ID: KENT-CC85B7
Object type certainty: Certain
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1 of 33 Roman coins initially though a part of a hoard
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Copper alloy nummus - 13/15mm; 0.98g; DA6
?Constans, 337-350
?mint, c. 337-40
Obverse: ...CONSTAN... (wide letter spacing); laureate bust r.
Reverse: (GLORIA EXERCITVS); two soldiers and one standard
Mintmark: ?
Condition: slightly chipped; some wear: c. Fine
Notes:
There are only two pre-260 coins, one a silver denarius of Hadrian and the other probably a plated denarius of Septimius Severus.Such forgeries are common as site-finds, it being more likely that such pieces would be discarded than regular silver pieces.There are only two radiate coins from the second half of the 3rd century.
The vast majority of the coins are 4th century, 20 of the 24 identified coins falling between 326 and 395/402.Within this group, the bulk of the coins fall between 330 and 378 which is common for rural sites.The presence of three Theodosian coins from 388-395/402 is not unexpected in Kent where enormous numbers of such coins were found at Richborough (Reece 1991, site 119).The predominance of these late coins in the East of the Province is underlined by the hoard evidence (Guest 1997, 423, Fig. 5b).
The unusual disposition of these coins will probably always remain a mystery, but they are a reasonable sample for a rural site in Roman Britain.
References:
R. Reece, Roman Coins from 140 sites in Britain (Cotswold Studies, Vol IV, 1991)
P. Guest, ' Hoards from the end of Roman Britain', in Coin Hoards from Roman Britain (vol X), eds. R. Bland and J. Orna-Ornstein (British Museum Press, 1997), pp. 411-423
The coins are in generally poor condition, many being broken, fragmented or abraded.This does suggest that they were not stored together in a secure place when lost, but were open to the vagaries of natural and human processes.
As these coins do not appear to come from a single context or hoard, they do not qualify as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T199
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 337
Date to: Circa AD 350
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th April 2006
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Treasure case number: 2006T199
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Constans
Primary ruler qualifier: Probably
Reece period: Period 17 [330-348]
Obverse description: laurate bust r.
Obverse inscription: …CONSTAN… (wide letter spacing)
Reverse description: two soldiers and one standard
Reverse inscription: (GLORIA EXERCITVS)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Fourth Century reverse type: GLORIA EXERCITVS
Reverse mint mark: illegible
Status: Contemporary copy
Status qualifier: Certain
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