COIN

Unique ID: ESS-BCE044

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

These coins were recovered during the 1970's. Essex County Council conducted an archaeological excavation of the area throughout the 1970's, however it is unknown the finder was working with the excavators or if these coins were retrieved by another means. The area was developed as a housing estate. The coins were passed to the Wickford (?Archaeological) Society, and subsequently passed to the Billericay Archaeological and Historical Society. The notes that accompanied the coins (dated 4/10/1978) states that "There is no doubt that this is not the complete collection. The silver denarius of Hadrian and the Cunobelin coins are not included for example". The coins are numbered 1-245, however only numbers 112-245 are present in this collection. It is unclear whether the missing coins have been misplaced, or sold at an earlier date.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 27
Date to: AD 260

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.49 mm
Weight: 3.04 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1970 - Sunday 1st January 1978

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: coin number 180

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment

Coin data (numismatics)