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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-712914
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
There were at least 85 copies of this type in the Hoxne Hoard. There has been much debate about when silver siliquae were clipped. However, analysis of the Terling Hoard suggests a date after AD 404. Some feel that it could have been slightly earlier, after 402, when the mint of Milan ceased to strike siliquae. It might have started in the reign of Constantine III, 407-11, when the Province of Britannia finally collapsed. The clippings were apparently used to make copies of siliquae, such as this coin – of the same quality silver. Over 100 clipped silver siliquae have been recorded on the PAS database – this has been a crucial addition to our knowledge of late Roman Britain because prior to AD 2000 very few were known as site-finds. This suggests that siliquae circulated as normal currency, possibly for some time after the Roman administration ceased c. AD 410. When one considers that a very large number of bronze coins were found with clipped siliquae in the Bishops Cannings hoard, it is possible that bronze coins also continued to circulate in numbers after 410.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 395
Date to: AD 402
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.94 mm
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th February 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder ID 054-C0010
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Siliqua
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Honorius (emperor)
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 21 [388-402]
Mint or issue place: Mediolanum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse inscription: D N H[O]NOR[I] - VS P F AVG
Reverse description: Roma seated left, holding victory on globe and spear
Reverse inscription: VIRTVS ROMANORVM
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Reverse mint mark: -//MDPS
Status: Clipped
Status qualifier: Certain
Coin references
- RIC : X c.f. 1228
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
To be known as: Great Waltham CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest, P.S.W. | 2004 | The Late Roman Gold and SIlver Coins from the Hoxne Treasure | London | British Museum Press | c.f. 1048ff |
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