2024-03-29T01:26:26+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/592108592108SOM-F193F6PAS52AF193F001C4BCOIN16.415.51.391.416.412013T73b12013T73BROMAN364378A Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian dating to the period AD 364 to 378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type depicting emperor advancing right with standard in left hand, dragging captive with right. Mint unclear.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.2013-12-16 15:16:152013-12-16 15:18:10412013-02-1016Certain4421PAS52AF193F001C4B7242SOMCopper alloy10627Struck or hammeredCompleteCorrodedROMANROx41218p0gjgrs69wsMetal detectorExactlyExactly57114110578104981049541427Restricted AccessST5026ST52NWSomerton CP263522076100318513Bust diademed facing rightIllegibleEmperor advancing right with standard in left hand, dragging captive with rightIllegible [GLORIA ROMANORVM]20519655811111Illegible1133Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)nummusHouse of ValentinianValentinian_dynastyPeriod 19364-378Extremely worn: poorextremely_worn6 o'clock178GLORIA ROMANORVMRegularSouth WestCultivated landEuropean RegionCountySomersetDistrictSouth SomersetCivil Parish51.0616-2.75489Restricted AccessReturned to finder after being declared not Treasure608995423