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Unique ID: LANCUM-37BF34
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Potential Treasure of 13 Roman copper alloy coins from
WALMERSLEY, GREATER MANCHESTER
Report to H M Coroner
BM ref.: 2014 T525
PAS ref.: LANCUM-37BF34
This report will consider these coins with respect to the criteria laid down in the Treasure Act (1996): namely, their age, precious metal content and whether the coins can be said to come from the same find.
Circumstances of Discovery:
Found whilst metal detecting, 10.7.2014.
Description:
These 13 coins appear to be a mixture of Roman copper alloy denominations dating from across most of the four centuries of Roman rule over Britain.
Summary
1st / 2nd century AD sestertii and sestertius fractions
Nero (AD 54-68) 1
Uncertain emperor (1st / 2nd century AD) 3
3rd century AD radiates:
Tetricus II (AD 272-4) 1
Uncertain emperors (AD 260-74) 2
4th century AD nummi:
Mid-Constantinian (AD 330-340) 2
Late Constantinian (AD 341-61) 2
Valentinianic (AD 364-78) 1
Theodosian (AD 383-402) 1
(13 coins)
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 first 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 or losses 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.
Richard Abdy
Department of Coins and Medals
The British Museum
23rd October 2014
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T525
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Quantity: 13
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th July 2014
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Treasure case number: 2014T525
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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