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Record ID: SUSS-3BDA01
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Provincial coin of Diadumenian (AD 217-8) , minted in Byzantium, Thrace. Obverse, cuirassed bust of emperor right with Greek inscription,[ΔΙΑΔΟV]ΜΕΝΙΑΝΟC Κ, transliterated as DIADOUMENIANOS C. Reverse, a bunch of grapes hanging, [ΒΥΖΑ]ΝΤΙΩΝ surrounding. Ref. SNG Copenhagan Thrace cf. 517 (reverse for coin of Caracalla).
Measurements: diameter: 19.48mm; thickness: 3.21mm and weight: 4.39g.
This coin is apparently unpublished in any major catalogue, but one piece was found in the Sacred Spring at Bath (Walker 1988, p. 320 and pl. XXXI…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2022
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Record ID: HAMP-A0A637
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman provincial bronze coin of Caracalla (AD 198-217), probably dating to the period c.AD 215-216 (Reece period 10). [EMI](CΩ)N KOΛΩNIAC reverse type depicting an Eagle standing right on baetyl, head turned left, holding wreath in beak, Z above back, (Φ)K below. Mint of Emesa (Syria). cf. SNG Copenhagen no. 310.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-0C6F54
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman provincial coin, probably a tetradrachm (or similar) of Hadrian (AD 117-138) or possibly Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to the period c.AD 117-138 (Reece period 6). Reverse type depicting Zeus standing left holding vertical sceptre, an eagle at his feet left(?). Mint of Alexandria. This is a large Roman provincial bronze coin struck at the mint of Alexandria. It's patina, combined with its findspot in a garden several years ago, suggest it is quite possible this is not an ancient loss.
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Mere', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-443238
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
IOW2019-7-269. A complete and worn Roman provincial copper-alloy coin of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) struck in Edessa (Mesopotamia) during the reign of Abgar VIII (AD 177-212), dating to the period c. AD 193-211 (Reece period 10). [ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ Β] reverse type depicting draped bust of Abgar (bearded) right wearing diademed tiara with crest of hook-shaped ornaments, to right a sceptre. Mint of Edessa (Mesopotamia).
Obverse: ΑΤΟΥ(sic)-[ϹƐΟΥΗΡΟC?]; Laureate head of Septimius Severus right.
Reverse: [ΑΒΓΑΡΟϹ Β]; Draped bust of Abgar (bearded) right wearing d…
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-49682A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Indo-Greek tetradrachm of the Kushan ruler Kujula Kadphises, struck in the Hindu Kush, dating to the period c.AD 40-90. Obverse: [BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣTHP]OΣΣV [EP]MAIOV, Diademed bust right with psuedo-Hermaeus legend. Reverse: Karoshti legend (Kujula Kasasa Kushana Yavugasa Dhramathidasa), Hercules standing facing holding club and lion skin. The coin is 22.59mm in diameter, 2.42mm in thickness and weighs 6.56g.
As Mitchiner, 1978: p. 389, no. 2844.
Examples of Indo-Greek coins have been recorded through the PAS. Some of these may well be genuine ancient losses, howe…
Created on: Friday 1st February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-970D68
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman provincial bronze coin of Tityassus (Pisidia), possibly of Trajan Decius (AD 249-251), dating to the period c.AD 249-251 (Reece period 12). [...]CC[...] reverse type depicting a Temple with four columns. Cf. RPC IX (online edition) no. 963 (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/963/). This coin has an extremely corroded flan and is underweight compared to the RPC examples. Its patina and findspot suggest it is a genuine ancient loss, although a more recent loss cannot be ruled out entirely.
The coin is 17.3mm diameter, 2.7mm thick and 3.4g.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
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Record ID: WREX-DD6469
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Indo-Greek drachm of Menander (c.160-145 BC) of the Kabul/Gandhara region (the modern border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan). Obverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY ('Saviour King Menander'), diademed and draped bust right. Reverse: Karosthi inscription (maharajasa tratarasa / heramayasa: 'Saviour King Menander'), Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding horizontal shield on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram in right field. As Mitchiner, 1978: nos. 1768-1772; Bopearachchi series 13 (O. Bopearachchi, Monnaies gréco-bactriennes et ind…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
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This findspot is known as 'Llanarmon-yn-lal', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: KENT-9A56A7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman provincial bronze coin of Commodus (AD 175-192), dating to the period AD 180-192 (Reece period 9). ΝΙΚ-ΑΙƐΩΝ reverse type depicting the turreted and draped bust of the Nymph Nicaea right. Mint of Nicaea (Bithynia, Turkey).
This coin appears to be a genuine British find and is a new type for Commodus, unlisted in RPC IV for Nicaea (although cf. RPC IV Online no. 5648 for a similar type with laureate obverse bust) (V. Heuchert, pers. comm.). Increasing numbers of Roman Provincial coins are being recorded through the PAS, many of which appear to be genuine ancient loss…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th November 2019
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Record ID: SF-72D235
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded copper-alloy Greek coin, probably the core of plated contemporary copy of an Athenian tetradrachm, possibly dating to the c.2nd-1st centuries BC. Obverse: [...], Helmeted bust of Athena right. Reverse: A[...], an Owl standing right on an amphora, unclear motifs to the right, all within an olive wreath. This is probably a contemporary irregular copy and shoudl originally have been a silver denomination, presumably now missing its silver plating. The preservation of the coin indicates it has been in the ground for some time and, although a more modern deposition date in Brita…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HAMP-507702
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy hemidrachm of Ptolemy VI Philometor, first sole reign, dating to the period c.180-170 BC. Obverse depicting the diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. [ΠΤΟ]ΛEMAIΟΥ-BAΣIΛE[ΩΣ] reverse type depicting an Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, sceptre across shoulder, lotus flower in left field. Cypriot mint. As Svoronos 1396; SNG Copenhagen 293.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Horndean', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HAMP-07EE32
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy coin of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, possibly Ptolemy II (285-246 BC) or similar, dating to the c.3rd to 2nd centuries BC. Obverse depicting the diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. Reverse type depicting an Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, within a dotted border(?). Mint of Alexandria. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 40: pl. VI, nos. 163-166 for similar examples.
The coin has a D-shaped cross-section, being flat to the reverse and convex to the obverse.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: NARC-4B53B4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Copper-alloy Roman provincial bronze coin, probably of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to the period c.AD 138-161 (Reece period 7). Reverse type depicting S C within a laurel wreath. Mint of Antioch (Syria). As RPC (online) Vol. IV, no. 6999.
Diameter: 23.00mm, Thickness: 3.56mm, Weight: 10.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-F35D4E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver drachm, posthumous issue of the Indo-Greek (Bactrian) king Hermaios (c.90-70 BC) of the Kabul/Gandhara region (the modern border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan). Obverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY ('Saviour King Hermaios'), diademed and draped bust right. Reverse: Karosthi inscription (maharajasa tratarasa / heramayasa: 'Saviour King Hermaios'), Zeus enthroned, seated left, holding sceptre in left hand and with right hand outstretched. Monogram in right field. Mint of Alexandria Arachotis. As Mitchiner, vol. 3, pp. 229-31, nos. 214, 215; Bopearachchi series 11 (O. B…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-DECD4A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman provincial copper-alloy coin of Tabae, Caria (Turkey), dating to the period AD 253-268. The edge of the flan has been bent and damaged. This is probably recent damage, the coin appearing to have been disturbed by dredging activity, which would both account for its patina (from a waterlogged context) and also suggest it is likely a genuine ancient loss.
Obverse: IEPOC ΔHMOC, youthful, laureate, draped bust right; B before.
Reverse: TAB-HNΩN, Tyche standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Cf. BMC 50; see also SNG Copenhagen nos. 546-547; SNG von Aulock no.2711; S…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-542043
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman Provincial bronze coin struck for Hadrian (AD 117-38) at Odessus in Moesia (modern city of Varna in Bulgaria on the western coast of the Black Sea), dating to c.AD 125-128. RPC III, p. 98, no. 772 (three specimens recorded, five on the online version of RPC III). 22mm; 6.5g.
Obverse: [ΑΥΤ]ΟΚΡΑΤωΡ ΑΔΡΙ[ΑΝOС]; laureate and draped bust right
Reverse: OΔHCEI-TωN; Heracles standing left, resting on club with his right hand, lion skin over left arm
Measurements: 22mm in diameter and 6.5g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Lenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: ASHM-B1A8A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman provincial coin of Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), dating to the period AD 222-235 (Reece period 11). [COL F]L P-A-C DEV[LT], Artemis advancing right holding bow with left hand, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, hound at feet right. Mint of Deultum (Thrace). As D. Draganov 'The Coinage of Deultum', 2007, pp. 119-122, pls. 23-24, Type 1.
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUR-90AECA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman provincial coin of Gordian III (AD 238-244), dating to the period AD 242-243 (Reece period 12). P M S COL VIM / AN IIII reverse type depicting a female figure wearing a chiton, extending her two hands over the heads of a bull and a lion that stand to her right and left. Mint of Viminacium (Moesia Superior). As SNG Budapest II, pp. 54-57, cf. no. 215 passim.
This is the first example of a large bronze issue from Viminacium recorded through the PAS. It is a very unusual coin for Britain, although an increasing number of Roman provincial issues are being recorded,…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2017
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Record ID: NLM-AB07D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman coin (as?) of Gordian III (AD 238-244), dating to the period AD 238-244 (Reece period 11). NIKAI reverse type depicting the legend between four standards, two Capricorns above the central two standards. Mint of Nicaea (Bithynia). Cf. SNG Österreich Sammlung Leypold, Band I: Pontus-Lydien, pp. 38-39, no. 189.
This is an Eastern mint coin, probably an as or similar denomination, of Gordian III, the first of this type to be recorded through the PAS and very unusual for Britain. The appearance of the surfaces of the coin might suggest possible deposition in a wet …
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Melton Ross', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-5FDE20
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman provincial trichalkon, a civic issue of Antioch probably of year 105 of the Caesarean Era dating to the period c.AD 56-57 (Reece period 3). Obverse: [ANTIOXEΩN], Towered, draped, and veiled bust of Tyche right? Reverse: EΠI K[OYAΔPATOY], Ram running right, looking left, crescent moon and star above. Below ram ET (E)[P]. Mint of Antioch. As McAlee, 2007: pp. 90-91, no. 102; cf. SNG Copenhagen no. 101.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: KENT-85BE55
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Carthaginian coin, struck at one of several mints in the Punic Empire, probably dating to the late-4th to 3rd centuries BC. Obverse: Head of Tanit left wearing wreath and corn ears, no inscription. Reverse: Horse standing right in front of a date palm, no inscription. Possibly minted in Sicily. Fine or worn condition, slightly irregular flan below chin of Tanit, otherwise a dark green patina with some matt light brown patches of corrosion and pale green verdigris. This green patina could indicate the coin has been buried some time in British soil (thin topsoil over chal…
Created on: Monday 8th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2018
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