Copper alloy COIN HOARD
A hoard of 518 debased silver radiates, deposited by AD 290, was recovered with evidence that groups of coins had been held in cloth pouches within leather bags. The assemblage includes Central, Gallic and British Empire issues.
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LEOMINSTER, Herefordshire Richard Abdy and Dr Vincent Drost, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum 518 BI radiates to 290 AD BM ref. 2013 T492 PAS ref. HESH-91B963 Circumstances of Discovery Found by Messrs Martin Fulloway and Jeremy Daw with the aid of a metal detector with subsequent excavation carried out by FLO (Peter Reavill). Although very close groupings were recorded by the archaeological investigation, little compositional difference was noted between each section and only the major 'clump' groupings are noted in the catalogue. No pottery was found with the coins but there was evidence that the hoard had once been contained within cloth pouches contained within leather bag(s) since a number of surviving fragments of leather had been preserved by the copper alloy corrosion products. A number of preserved leaves were also discovered within the corrosion products Date of latest coins See Normanby. Leominster is similar in composition and likewise contains the earliest phases of both Carausian marked series, L and C. Summary: Central Empire Joint reign of Valerian & Gallienus (AD 253-60) Salonina 1 Sole reign of Gallienus (AD 260-8) 58 Salonina 2 Claudius II (AD 268-70) 55 Divus Claudius (AD 270) 16 Quintillus (AD 270) 7 Aurelian (AD 270-5) 2 Tacitus (AD 275-6) 3 Probus (AD 276-82) 4 Joint reign of Diocletian & Maximian (AD 285-93) Maximian 1 (2nd series Lyon = AD 286) Gallic Empire Postumus (AD 260-9) 7 Marius (AD 269) 1 Victorinus (AD 269-71) 89 Divus Victorinus (AD 271) 1 Tetricus I (AD 271-4) 186 Tetricus II 71 Irregular 6 British Empire Carausius (AD 286-93) 8
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Copper alloy COIN HOARD
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A hoard of 518 debased silver radiates, deposited by AD 290, was recovered with evidence that groups of coins had been held in cloth pouches within leather bags. The assemblage includes Central, Gallic and British Empire issues.
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