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COIN HOARD
Unique ID: IOW-4790F6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
11 base metal Roman coins found close together (same 10-figure grid reference). The coins are so worn as to be illegible, but by their size and weight they appear to be mostly of the denomination known as the sestertius, with the smaller, lighter coins probably the fractions known as the dupondius or as. One coin can be tentatively identified as a coin of Hadrian (AD 117-138) and another is likely to be of Antonine date, that is circa AD 138-192)
|
Number |
Diameter (mm) |
Weight (g) |
Issuer / denomination |
Finder |
|
1 |
30.2 |
15.79 |
Illegible sestertius |
TP |
|
2 |
27.7 |
8.64 |
Illegible worn sestertius (?) |
TP |
|
3 |
29.9 |
14.16 |
Illegible sestertius |
TP |
|
4 |
28.0 |
13.27 |
Illegible sestertius |
TP |
|
5 |
29.5 |
13.76 |
Illegible sestertius - stg. figure on reverse |
DJ |
|
6 |
27.0 |
12.66 |
Illegible sestertius |
DJ |
|
7 |
26.4 |
10.02 |
Illegible sestertius (?) - std. figure on reverse |
DJ |
|
8 |
25.0 |
8.38 |
Illegible worn sestertius or dp./as (?) - obv. head of Hadrian, right. |
DJ |
|
9 |
24.8 |
8.11 |
Illegible dp./as - obv. bust of uncertain Antonine empress, r. |
DJ |
|
10 |
22.0 |
5.96 |
Illegible dp./as |
DJ |
|
11 |
23.0 |
5.71 |
Illegible dp./as |
DJ |
Notes:
The coins in this group are considered to be addenda to earlier Treasure cases 2006 T29 and 2007 T289 (a hoard of 57 second-century AD sestertii and sestertius fractions to AD 197).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finders: 8/3/2018 (TP); 21/3/2018 (DJ)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T1179
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 117
Date to: Circa AD 192
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 11
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th August 2017 - Sunday 20th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-244-47
Treasure case number: 2017T1179
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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