COIN HOARD

A small hoard of thirteen silver denarii of Roman dating. The latest closely dated coin is of Antoninus Pius TR P XXIII (AD 159-60) but also included are two coins minted for Faustina II during the reign of Pius and which could have been in production at the very end of the reign.

Summary:
Vespasian (AD 69-79) 1
Trajan (AD 98-117) 1
Hadrian (AD 117-138) 5
Sabina 1
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61) 3
Faustina II (under Pius) 2
Total 13

CATALOGUE

REIGN OF VESPASIAN (1)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight
1. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG PON MAX TR P COS VI (Victory stg. l., on prow and holding wreath and palm A1* 166 777 1 2.82

TRAJAN (1)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight
2. IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Felicitas, stg l., holding branch and cornucopia) C2* 521corr 301 1 2.91

REIGN OF HADRIAN (6)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight
3. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III / LIB PVB in exergue (Libertas std. l., holding branch and sceptre) A1* 282 127 1 3.15
4. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III / LIB PVB in exergue (Libertas std. l., holding branch and sceptre) C1* 286 127 1 2.49
5. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS COS III (Crescent and seven stars) A2* 464 202 1 2.78
6. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P LIBERALITAS AVG // COS III (Liberalitas stg. r., emptying cornucopia) A1* 523 363 1 3.21
7. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P FORTVNAE REDVCI (Hadrian (stg r.) greeting Fortuna (stg l., holding cornucopia and rudder barely visible by side)) C2* - 248 1 2.96
8. SABINA AVGVSTA IVNONI REGINAE (Juno stg l., holding patera and sceptre) E2* 940 395a 1 2.93

REIGN OF ANTONINUS PIUS (5)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight
9. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII COS IIII (Annona std l., holding corn-ears over modius and resting on anchor) A1* 657 175 1 2.86
10. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII COS IIII (Annona std l., holding corn-ears and resting on modius set on prow) A1* 809 231 1 3.02
11. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII SALVTI AVG COS IIII (Salus stg l., feeding snake coiled round altar out of patera and holding sceptre) A1* 988 305 1 2.84
12. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVG PII F PVDICITIA (Pudicitia, stg l., dropping incense on lighted altar) E1* 1092 508 1 2.76
13. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA AVGVSTI PII FIL (Spes stg facing, head l., holding flower and lifting fold of skirt) E1* 1106 497 1 2.60