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COIN HOARD
Unique ID: NMS-865B3E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Four base silver radiates fused together in a pile. Given this feature they clearly entered the ground in a similar position and, since they are of base silver, they furnish a case of Treasure. The only legible portions are provided by the face visible at each end of the pile, an obverse of Postumus from his Principal Mint and another of Gallienus from the Gallic Mint operating in the late 250s (with a GALLIENVS.P.F.AVG legend, radiate and cuirassed bust right). Both coins are in sharp condition with little wear and the loss or deposition most probably occurred in the 260s.
Three more fused coins from the same area found in September 2014 probably represent more coins from the same hoard and push the date of deposition later into the mid-270s or beyond. These are argentiferous copper alloy radiates of the later Gallic emperor, one of Tetricus II (AD273-4) and the other of Tetricus I (the LAETITIA AVGG/N reverse is visible). The central coin, of course, is not visible. Hoards containing these radiates are very common and date from the mid-270s until the mid-280s.
Weight 17.57g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T661
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 286
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 7
Weight: 17.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd April 2014 - Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59844
Other reference: DDMD052014 and DDMD092014
Treasure case number: 2014T661
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Kenninghall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0585
Four figure Latitude: 52.42454153
Four figure longitude: 1.01357979
1:25K map: TM0585
1:10K map: TM08NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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