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2008 T655 Roman coin hoard
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Finder, Laura McLean, 2009-04-09 11:13:20
Title
2008 T655 Roman coin hoard
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English: Treasure case 2008 T655: Roman copper alloy coin hoard.

Two groups of fused nummi. The only legible coin is SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, which dates the coins to 378AD, Reece period 19.

British Museum Report, by Richard Abdy


13+ copper alloy nummi to AD 378 BM ref.: 2008 T655

The two groups were stored stacked into rolls and are now fused through corrosion making all but the reverse of the top coin of group 1 illegible.

CATALOGUE

Group 1 (total wt. = 23.34g)

VALENTINIANIC

Obv.: (illegible)

No. 1 Reverse:[SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE] 

       Rev. type: Victory adv. l
       M.–m: OF [ ]//[ ]
       Bust: ?
       RIC: ?
       Quantity: 1

No. 2 Reverse:illegible 

       Rev. type: ?
       M.–m: ?
       Bust: ?
       RIC: ?
       Quantity: 9


Group 2 (total wt. = 4.69g)

?VALENTINIANIC

Obv.: (illegible)

No. 3 Reverse:illegible 

       Rev. type: ?
       M.–m: ?
       Bust: ?
       RIC: ?
Quantity: 3
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date 378
Accession number
FindID: 237464
Old ref: ESS-809683
Filename: 2008 T655.jpg
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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
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Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/237464
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