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COIN 4: Siliqua
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Kent County Council, Jane Clark, 2020-02-19 14:43:33
Title
COIN 4: Siliqua
Description
English: Description: A disturbed hoard of 4 late roman silver coins; four siliquae, dating between AD 359 to 402; probably deposited between AD 395 and AD 430.  

Coin 1: A lightly clipped, silver siliqua of Constantius II (AD 337-361) dating to the period AD 359-361, (Reece Period 18). Mint: -//[LV]G (Lyons). Cf RIC 216, Hoxne 140.

Obverse: pearl-diademed, draped bust right.

Obverse Legend: DN CONSTAN-TIVS PF AVG

Reverse: Votive inscription within wreath

Reverse Legend: VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX

Mintmark: -//[LV]G

Measurements: diameter:17.21mm; thickness: 1.30mm; weight: 2.00g.

Coin 2: A lightly clipped, silver siliqua of Honorius (AD 393-423) dating to the period AD 395-402; (Reece Period 21). Mint of Milan, RIC X, no:1228, Hoxne 720.

Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.

Obverse Legend: DN HONORI-VS PF AVG

Reverse: Roma seated left on cuirass holding Victory and spear.

Reverse Legend: VIRTVS RO-MANORVM

Mintmark: -//MDPS

Measurements: diameter:17.30mm; thickness:1.01mm; weight:1.34g.

Coin 3: An extensively clipped, silver siliqua, probably dating to the Valentinianic period, AD 364 to 378 (Reece Period 19). Mint missing due to clipping, probably Trier (cf RIC 27a ff) or Lugdunum.

Obverse: Pear-diademed, draped bust right.

Obverse Legend: Missing

Reverse: Roma seated left on throne holding victory and sceptre.

Reverse Legend: Missing, probably [VRBS ROMA] 

Mintmark: missing.

Measurements: diameter: 13.01mm; thickness: 1.23mm; weight: 0.91g.

Coin 4: An extensively clipped, silver siliqua . probably of the House of Valentinian (cf Valens or Valentinian I, mint of Rome RIC 10), dating to the period AD 364-7, (Reece Period 19). Mint missing due to clipping.

Obverse: Pearl diademed, bust right.

Obverse Legend: Missing.

Reverse: Votive inscription within wreath

Reverse Legend: VOT/V/MVLT/X

Mintmark: missing.

Measurements: diameter:12.58 mm; thickness: 1.11 mm; weight: 0.85g.

Discussion:

The four silver coins (siliquae) in this group span the reigns of the Emperors Constantius II (AD 337-361), to Honorius (AD393-423), spanning the time period AD 359 to 402. All the coins are clipped to varying extents, a phenomenon not commonly observed in the silver coins of Roman Britain except at the very end of the occupation (Moorhead and Walton, 2014, 101-102). Although there is some disagreement about the exact year this practice becomes common it appears to commence in the first decade of the 5th Century until c. AD430 when Roman Coinage ceases to be in common circulation. This suggests the coins were probably deposited between AD395 and AD430.

Conclusion: It is therefore clear that this hoard contains more than 2 silver coins over 300 years old from the same find and thus constitutes potential Treasure under the stipulations of The Treasure Act 1996.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 395 and 402
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 993970
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1093356
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1093356/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/993970
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