COIN

Unique ID: SOM-F015E2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

Found at the same time as a hoard of 138 Roman bronze coins placed under a stone (Treasure case 2013 T73a). These coins, found scattered from the rest of the field, appear to be a mixture of Roman copper-alloy denominations dating from across most of the four centuries of Roman rule over Britain.

Age

All are of Roman date and therefore over 300 years old.

Metal content

They are all essentially base metal in composition (copper alloy).

From the same find?

This group of coins has the appearance of an accumulation of losses from different periods over the course of the second to fourth centuries AD. It spans a wider period than is likely for a hoard deposited in, say, the late fourth century and contains a mixture of denominations. The coins were therefore probably not deposited together as a hoard but instead form a series of technically separate finds as a result of random deposition over a period of time. As such, these coins do not appear to constitute Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 which require that coins must be from the same find.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2013T73B

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 253
Date to: Exactly AD 260

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 19.6 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.16 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th February 2013

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2013T73b
Treasure case number: 2013T73B

Materials and construction

Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)