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Unique ID: SOM-C79C32
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper alloy radiate of Tetricus II dating to the period AD 272 to 274 (Reece period 13). SPES AVGG reverse depicting Spes advancing left lifting skirt with left hand and holding flower in right, Mint I. Normanby p.197 no.1533.
Notes:
Found at the same time as a hoard of 138 Roman bronze coins placed under a stone (Treasure case 2013 T73a). These coins, found scattered from the rest of the field, appear to be a mixture of Roman copper-alloy denominations dating from across most of the four centuries of Roman rule over Britain.
Age
All are of Roman date and therefore over 300 years old.
Metal content
They are all essentially base metal in composition (copper alloy).
From the same find?
This group of coins has the appearance of an accumulation of losses from different periods over the course of the second to fourth centuries AD. It spans a wider period than is likely for a hoard deposited in, say, the late fourth century and contains a mixture of denominations. The coins were therefore probably not deposited together as a hoard but instead form a series of technically separate finds as a result of random deposition over a period of time. As such, these coins do not appear to constitute Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 which require that coins must be from the same find.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T73B
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 272
Date to: Circa AD 274
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.98 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th February 2013
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Other reference: SCC receipt 22404
Treasure case number: 2013T73B
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Radiate (antoninianus)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Tetricus II
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 13 [260-275]
Mint or issue place: Mint I, Gaul (Uncertain, France or Germany)
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Radiate and draped bust facing right
Obverse inscription: C PIV [ESV TET]RICVS CAES
Reverse description: Spes going left lifting skirt with left hand and holding flower in right
Reverse inscription: S[PES AVG]G
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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