COIN HOARD

19 AR denarii + 1 AE sestertius to AD 176 BM ref.: 2008 T6

A small Antonine hoard (mixed silver and bronze). The latest closely datable coin is of Lucius Verus (TR P V & IMP III = second half of AD 165). However the lifetime issue coin of Faustina II could potentially have been struck up to AD 176.

Note Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote I (43 AR/BI radiates to AD 274) = 2005 T70 + 2006 T559 (addenda)

Summary Mark Antony (32-31 BC) 1 Vespasian (AD 69-79) 4 Domitian (AD 81-96) 2 Trajan (AD 98-117) 4 Hadrian (AD 117-138) 3 (incl. 1 AE sestertius) Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) 1 Diva Faustina I 2 Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180) - Faustina II (d. AD 176) 1 Lucius Verus (AD 161-9) 1 Uncertain emperor 1 total 20

CATALOGUE

denarii

MARK ANTONY (1)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. RRC Qty. Wt.(g) 1. [ANT AVG III VIR R P C] (ship, r., lunate countermark above) LEG III (eagle & standards) A1* 544/15 1 2.55

REIGN OF VESPASIAN (4)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt.(g) 2. Illegible (but head of Vespasian) Illegible (Pax std. l., with branch and caduceus) A1* Cf.26 etc Cf.29 etc 1 1.93 3. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M TRI POT in field (Vesta std. l.) A1* 57 46 1 2.15 4. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII VESTA in field (Vesta stg. l.) A1* 71 360 1 2.26 5. Illegible (but head of Vespasian) Jupiter stg. facing Z* Cf.276 Cf.849 1 1.20 frag

DOMITIAN (2)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC vol. II, pt. 1 (fully revised, 2007) Qty. Wt.(g) 6. ...]ITIANV[S... Illegible (throne with round back) Z* Cf.6etc Cf. 14etc 1 1.22 frag 7. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P (Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and sceptre) A1* 153 669 1 2.76

TRAJAN (4)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt.(g) 8. [IMP T]RAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Aequitas stg. l., with scales and cornucopia) A3* 281 118 1 2.46 frag 9. ...]G G[... (bust of Trajan) Illegible Z* ? ? 1 0.71 frag 10. Illegible (bust of Trajan) Illegible fig. std. l. Z* ? ? 1 1.47 frag 11. Illegible (bust of Trajan) Illegible fig. stg. l. Z* ? ? 1 1.30 frag

REIGN OF HADRIAN (2)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt.(g) 12. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Roma std. l.) A1* 136 77 1 2.48 13. Illegible (bust of Hadrian) Illegible stg. fig. Z* ? ? 1 1.49 frag

REIGN OF ANTONINUS PIUS (3)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt. (g) 14. DIVA FAVSTINA AETE[RNITAS] (Fortuna stg. l.) E1* 360 348 1 2.34 15. [DIVA FAVSTINA] A[VGVSTA] (Ceres stg. l., holding long torch ) E1* 421 362 1 2.35 16. Illegible (head of Pius) Illegible (Bonus Eventus stg. l., with patera and corn-ears) A1* Cf.661etc Cf.133etc (RIC describes as Genius (in error)) 1 2.23

REIGN OF MARCUS AURELIUS (2)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt. (g) 17. FAVS[TINA AV]GVSTA [I]VN[ONI REGINAE] (Juno stg. l., holding patera and sceptre; peacock, l.) E2* 118 696 1 2.17 frag 18. L VERVS AVG ARM P[ARTH MAX] TR P V IMP III COS II (captive Parthian, std., r.) A1* 385 540 1 2.68

Uncertain emperor (1)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt. (g) 19. Illegible Illegible Z* ? ? 1 1.26 frag

sestertius

REIGN OF HADRIAN (1)

No. Obv. Rev. Bust. BMC RIC Qty. Wt. (g) 20. IMP CAESAR TRA]IANVS HADR[IANVS AVG [PONT MAX TR POT COS III] S [C] (Felicitas stg. l., holding caduceus and cornucopia) A3* Cf.1152 Cf.563b 1 18.88