HOARD

Report for H M Coroner

Treasure Number: 2014 T845

Find Spot: Lytham St Annes

PAS Database number: LANCUM-33EBC3

Period: Roman

Date of Discovery: 11.10.2014 - 18.11.2014

Circumstances of discovery: Metal detecting over the period of 1 year until the number reached more than 10 and qualified for treasure

Authors: David Shotter and Stuart Noon

Description: This group of sixteen mid-fourth century nummi and one bracelet was recovered over the year 2014 from an inter-tidal location in Lytham St. Anne's. The coins were discovered underneath a cobbled surface on the estuary foreshore that is being eroded by the sea. Whilst the status of these coins is not absolutely certain, it seems likely that they are hoard-material, particularly since coins of similar type and date have been reported from Lytham on previous occasions, as long ago as 2000.

The condition of the present coins is on the whole poor to very poor, and in most cases it has not proved possible to recover the full details. The basic makeup of the group; however appears to be as follows:

Constantinian 4

Magenentius 8

Decentius 3

Magnentius or Decentius 1

Discussion:

Copper alloy Constantinian (?) nummus dating from AD 335-4.

Reverse: [GLORIA EXERCITVS] One standard. The length is 22mm, and the width is 17mm and the weight is 1.78g.

1. .

Copper alloy nummus of Magnentius, probably of the Trier mint. Obverse: [D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG]. Reverse: [VICTORIAE D D N N AVG ET CAES]; on shield [VOT V MVLT X] (LRBC II. 58?). The diameter is 17mm and the weight 2.84g.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantinius II dating AD346 - 50.

Obverse: [D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG]. Reverse type [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] (Galley type) (LRBC II. 40(?). The diameter is 20mm and the weight 3.94g.

2.

Copper alloy nummus of Magnentius, probably of the Trier mint. Obverse: [D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG]. Reverse: [VICTORIAE D D N N AVG ET CAES]; on shield [VOT V MVLT X] (LRBC II. 58?). The diameter is 17mm and the weight 2.84g.

3.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantinius II dating AD346 - 50.

Obverse: [D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG]. Reverse type [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] (Galley type) (LRBC II. 40(?). The diameter is 20mm and the weight 3.94g.

4.

Copper alloy Constantinian (?) nummus dating from AD 350. Reverse: [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] Galley type. The diameter is 24 mm and the weight is 3.67g.

5.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Magnentius dating from 351 to 353 AD (Reece Period 18). Obverse: [D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG]. Reverse type [VICTORIAE] D D N N A[VG ET CAES] RPLG. On shield VOT V MVLT X ( LRBC II.217). The diameter is 20mm and the weight 2.18g.

6.

A Roman copper alloy nummus of Magnentius dating from 351 to 353 AD (Reece Period 18). Obverse: [D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG]. Reverse: [VICTOR]IAE D D N N [AVG ET CAES] TRP, On shield VOT V MVLT X. The diameter is 18.5mm and the weight 2.09g.

7.

Roman copper alloy coin nummus of Magnentius (fragmentary) dating from 351 to 353 AD. Obverse: Head of Magnentius, bare. Reverse: Two Victories with shield on column. The length is 17mm, the width is 12mm and the weight is 1.78g.

8.

Roman copper alloy coin nummus of Magnentius (fragmentary) dating from 351 to 353 AD. Obverse: Head of Magnentius, bare. Reverse: Two Victories with shield on column (LRBC 11. 56). The diameter is 20mm and the weight is 2.63g.

9.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Magnentius dating AD351. Obverse: Head bare. Reverse: Appears to be Two Victories with shield on column. The diameter is 20mm and the weight 3.41g.

10.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Magnentius dating AD 351-1. Reverse: Appears to be Two Victories with shield. The diameter is 25mm and the weight 5g.

11.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Magnentius, dating to the period AD 351 to 353 (Reece Period 18). Reverse appears to be Two Victories with shield. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 4.48g.

12.

Roman copper alloy nummus of Decentius dating from 351 to 353 AD (Reece Period 18). Obverse: D N DECENTIVS [NOB CAES]. Reverse: VICTORIAE D D N N [AVG ET CAE] TRP(?). On shield VOT V MVLT X. (LRBC II.57). The diameter is 18mm and the weight 2.58g.

13.

A copper alloy nummus of Decentius dating to the period AD 351 to 353. Obverse: [DECENTIVS FORT] CAES. Reverse: [SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES] TRP(?) (Chi-Rho symbol) (LRBC II. 63ff). The diameter is 26mm, and the weight is 5.19g.

14.

Roman copper alloy coin nummus of Decentius dating from 351 to 353 AD. Obverse: Head of Decentius, bare. [SALVS D D N N AVG ET CAES] PAR(?) Chi-Rho (LRBC II.446). The diameter is 17.5mm and the weight 1.48g.

15

Constantius II; [D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG] / [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] 'Hut' reverse type; mint mark absent. c. AD 350. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 3.55g.

16

Magnentius or Decentius; Head bare / [SALVS D D N N AVG ET CAES] Chi-Rho; mint mark absent. AD 351-3. The diameter is 16mm and the weight 2.41g.

Bracelet.

A complete cast copper alloy bracelet dating to the Roman period, (70-410 AD). The object is oval in plan and has an oval sectioned hoop attached to rounded terminals that appear to have been soldered. The terminals have two scooped indentations perhaps for originally mounted semiprecious stone or enamel. Found in association with fourteen 4^th century AD coins. Shares similarities with LVPL-426C05, SUR-2348B9, GLO-07BDE8 other examples with similarities on the database are BERK-989C93 , NMS-E204C6, LIN-A42615, LIN-62A880

The length is 72mm, and the width is 60mm the thickness 3mm, terminals 8mm in diameter and the weight is 14.20g.