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COIN HOARD

Unique ID: SWYOR-309C12

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

2014 T975. Addenda to the Little Smeaton Hoard. 7 silver siliquae dating to AD 375.

Circumstances of Discovery

Found in 1998 by [names redacted] and handed in to Pontefract Museum in December 2014. Original find (1^st December 1997) = one solidus, 8 miliarenses, 169 regular siliquae and 6 irregular siliquae to AD 375, published by Craig Barclay and Gillian Crawley in CHRB XII, pp. 307-9.

Disposition

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Summary (addenda combined with original find)

Trier Lyon Arles Rome Tes Uncert Irreg Total

Constantius II - 23+2 24+1 - 2 - 1 53

Julian Caesar - - 4 - - - - 4

Julian Augustus 8+1 51+2 49+1 - - - 4 116

Jovian - - 2 - - - - 2

Valentinian I 1 - 1 1 1 2 1 7

Valens - 1 2 5 - 1 - 9

Total 9+1 75+4 82+2 6 3 3 6 191

CATALOGUE

CONSTANTIUS II (3)

No.	Mint	Rev.	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt
	Ly	VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX	LVG	216	2	2.00, 1.97
	Ar	VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX	PCON	261/91	1	1.89

JULIAN Augustus (4)

No.	Mint	Rev.	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt
	Tr	VOTIS V MVLTIS X	TR	364	1	2.14
	Ly	VOTIS V MVLTIS X	PLVG	227	1	2.43
	Ly	VOT X MVLT XX	SLVG	234	1	1.88
	Ar	VOTIS V MVLTIS X	SCON	296	1	1.89

Notes:

Since these coins contain more than 10% silver, and are part of a single deposit, they appear to meet the requirements of the 1996 Treasure Act.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Doncaster Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2014T975

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 375
Date to: Exactly AD 375

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 7

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th December 1997 - Tuesday 31st December 2002

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2014T975

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Little Smeaton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5117
Four figure Latitude: 53.64702829
Four figure longitude: -1.22996542
1:25K map: SE5117
1:10K map: SE51NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Doncaster Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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