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COIN HOARD
Unique ID: BUC-602882
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
This small nummus hoard consists of coins made after the reform of 348. There is nothing of the plentiful coinage of the 320-48 - as is generally the case with other Fel Temp nummus hoards.[1] The Antonine dupondius / as and one modern coin (?18th century) should be treated as stray finds. Not connected to West Wycombe I (2005/T121), an Antonine period denarius hoard.
Disposition
All the coins were corroded; many were fragmentary and most not fully legible. No photographic record at the BM.
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Amiens |
Trier |
Lyons |
Arles |
Others |
Uncertain |
Imitations |
Totals |
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348-50 |
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Galley |
2 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
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Hut |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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FH |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Magnentius 350-53 |
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Felicitas |
5 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
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Gloria |
1 |
1 |
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Two victories |
2 |
2 |
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Illegible nummi |
4 |
4 |
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Totals |
1 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
31 |
CATALOGUE
The following abbreviations are used for the names of the rulers:
Cn: Constans, Cs: Constantius II, M: Magnentius, D: Decentius
AD 348-50
FEL TEMP REPARATIO (galley) (9)
Trier (2)
|
1 |
Cn |
Phoenix or Victory |
- -//TRP |
215/9 |
1 |
3.47 |
|
2 |
? |
Victory |
[ ]//TRS |
218-9/243 |
1 |
3.13 (frag) |
Uncertain mint (6)
|
3 |
Cs/Cn |
?Phoenix or Victory |
6 |
2.78, 2.44, |
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2.84, 4.55, |
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4.62, 2.61 |
Imitations (1)
|
4 |
? |
?Phoenix or Victory |
1 |
2.93 |
FEL TEMP REPARATIO (Hut) (3)
Trier (1)
|
5 |
Cs |
TRS |
222 |
1 |
2.75 (frag) |
Uncertain mint (2)
|
6 |
Cs |
[] |
? |
1 |
3.62 |
|
7 |
? |
[] |
? |
1 |
2.77 |
FEL TEMP REPARATIO (falling horseman) (2)
Arles (1)
|
8 |
Cs |
A on obv. |
A -//PARL |
118 |
1 |
4.62 |
Uncertain mint (1)
|
9 |
? |
?A on obv |
[] |
? |
1 |
3.64 |
MAGNENTIUS
FELICITAS REIPVBLICE (10)
Trier (5)
|
10 |
M |
- -/TR[ |
262 |
1 |
4.25 |
|
11 |
M |
- A/TR[ |
264-7 |
4 |
3.36, 3.69 |
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2.55 (frag.), |
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|
3.4012 |
Uncertain mint (4)
|
12 |
M |
[] |
? |
4 |
5.13, 4.59 |
|
3.81, 3.41 |
Imitations (1)
|
13 |
M |
]P[ |
1 |
3.93 |
GLORIA ROMANORVM (1)
Amiens (1)
|
14 |
M |
A on obv. |
AMB(branch) |
4 |
1 |
3.13 |
TWO VICTORIES (2)
Uncertain mint (2)
|
15 |
M or D |
A on obv.; column |
? |
1 |
2.32 (frag.) |
|
16 |
M |
?A on obv.; no column |
? |
1 |
3.54 |
ILLEGIBLE NUMMI (4)
|
17 |
? |
4 |
2.19, |
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1.63 (frag.), |
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1.60 (frag.), |
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2.28 (frag.) |
NON-HOARD COINS (2)
?Antonine dp/as (1)
|
18 |
Obv & Rev: illegible |
Bust Z |
BMC ? |
RIC ? |
1 |
5.75 |
Illegible, possibly modern[2] (1)
|
19 |
? |
? |
1 |
1.72 |
[1] Such as Wheaton Aston: CHRB X, pp. 392-7; see also the Welbourne hoard (412 nummi to AD 354), CHRB XII
[2] Farthing or farthing token?
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Bucks County Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2005T43
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 348
Date to: Circa AD 353
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 33
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th January 2005
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2005T43
Museum accession number: 2007.136.1-33
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: West Wycombe area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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