TREASURE ANNU AL REPORT 2005/6 - Portable Antiquities Scheme

1145. Newport area, Isle of Wight:
66 Late Roman copper-alloy coins (2005 T220)
Date: Deposited various periods
Discovery: Found by Mr D Ley while metal-detecting in
June 2005.
Description:
Roman Provincial (early 3rd century AD), 5
Debased radiates (third quarter of the 3rd century AD),
23
Constantinian nummi (4th century AD), 23
Valentinianic nummi (4th century AD), 8
Uncertain ancient bronze coins, 5
Discussion: A miscellaneous collection of late
Roman bronzes.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
R ABDY
1146. barming, Kent:
33 Roman silver and base-metal coins (2006 T199)
Date: Deposited various periods
Discovery: Found by Mr C Hare while metal-detecting
in April 2006.
Description:
Hadrian, denarius, (AD 117–138), 1
Severan, base/plated denarius (AD 193–222), 1
Gallienus, radiate, (AD 260–268), 1
Barbarous radiate (AD 270s–280s), 1
Nummus (AD 317–330), 1
Nummi (AD 330–348), 6
Nummi (AD 348–364), 5
Nummi (AD 364–378), 5
Nummi (AD 388–402), 3
Uncertain 4th century AD, 2
Uncertain, c. AD 260–4th century, 7
Discussion: This find does not represent a hoard, but
rather a mixture of unrelated Roman site coins from
various periods.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
S MOORHEAD
1147. Cold brayfield, milton Keynes: 36 base-silver
radiates and base-metal nummi (2006 T74)
Date: Deposited various periods
Discovery: Found by Mr G Bonner while metaldetecting
in February 2006.
Description:
Radiates (AD 260s–270s), 4
Barbarous radiates, 1
Early Constantinian nummi (AD 318–324), 2
Mid-Constantinian nummi (AD 330s), 2
Mid-Constantinian nummi (AD 346–347), 3
Barbarous nummi (AD 330s–350s), 10
Valentinianic nummi (AD 364–378), 7
Theodosian nummi (AD 388–402), 2
Illegible radiates or nummi, 5
Discussion: This find does not represent a hoard, but
rather a mixture of unrelated Roman site coins from
various periods.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
R ABDY
1148. south oxfordshire: 44 Roman silver sestertii
and base-metal nummi (2005 T416)
Date: Deposited various periods
Discovery: Found by Mr R Smith while metal-detecting
in September 2005.
Description: 44 Roman coins, a mixture from various
periods, probably a collection of site losses:
Antonine or later sestertius, 1
Antonine dupondii / asses, 4
Radiates, 8 (including one barbarous)
Constantinian nummi AD 330s, 7 (including one
barbarous)
Constantinian nummi AD 340s, 3
Barbarous nummus AD 350s, 1
Valentinianic nummi AD 364–383, 7
Illegible Constantinian or Valentinianic, 6
Theodosian, post-AD 388, nummi, 6
Illegible radiate or nummus, 1
Discussion: 18 sherds of Roman coarse ware pottery
were recovered with the coins. These come from at
least two different grey-ware vessels. It is not clear
from the sherds which of these vessels contained the
coins, if at all, as there is no clear trace of green patina
that often comes from contact with coins. It is possible
these sherds do not come from pottery vessels directly
associated with the hoard, but are evidence for other
Roman activity at the same location.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
R ABDY & J D HILL
1149. stanford, oxfordshire: 10 Roman coins and
copper-alloy brooch (2005 T244)
Date: Deposited various periods
Discovery: Found by Mr A Holford while metaldetecting
in May 2005.
Description:
Radiate:
Claudius II (AD 268–270), 1
Constantinian nummi:
(AD 313), 1
(AD 321–323), 1
(AD 323–324), 1
(AD 330–335), 1
(AD 341–348), 1
Magnentian nummus:
(AD 350–353), 1
Post-Magnentian nummi:
(AD 353–361), 2
Valentinianic nummi:
(AD 364–378), 1
Irregular nummi, 2
Discussion: Although this assemblage might contain a
small Constantinian hoard with several intrusive coins,
it is most probably not a hoard.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
R ABDY
1150. york area: Approximately 46 Roman silver and
base-metal coins (2005 T128)
Date: Deposited various periods
Discovery: Found by Mr A Murray while metaldetecting
in November 2004.
Description:
Early 1st century AD (Divus Augustus), 1
Severan Roman Provincial, 3
3rd century AD Roman Provincial, 2
Radiates:
Claudius II (AD 268–270), 1
Diocletian (AD 284–305), 1
Nummi:
Constantinian (AD 330s), 2
Constantinian (AD 346–348), 4
Constantinian (AD 348–350), 1
Constantinian (AD 354–361), 13
Valentinianic (AD 364–378), 7
Valentinianic (AD 378–383), 1
Theodosian (AD 383–402), 1
Theodosian (AD 408–423), 1
Leo I (AD 457–474), 1
Byzantine, 6th century AD, 1
Illegible (4th–5th century AD), 2
Extra material in bag marked ‘Found in vicinity. Not
necessarily from hoard’.
Radiates:
AD 260s, 4
Nummi:
Constantinian (AD 330s), 2
Constantinian (AD 346–348), 6
Constantinian (AD 354–361), 6
Valentinianic (AD 364–378), 8
Theodosian (AD 383–402), 14
5th century, post-AD 404 cross types (including 1 x
cross in wreath of AD 425–435), 3
Illegible radiates or nummi, 17
Discussion: Forms a random mixture of various periods
of Roman coinage probably recently metal-detected
from the eastern Balkans, to judge by those specimens
whose mints are immediately identifiable. All are
worn and corroded and the overwhelming majority
are the smallest and least prepossessing types; they
probably represent the residue after the more saleable
specimens had been selected out.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
R ABDY
1151. Gillingham Kent: Roman base-metal coins and
lump of fused coins (2006 T605)
Found by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd during
controlled excavation in 2005/2006; to be determined.
See also object section no. 172, also from this site.
1152. Wiveliscombe, somerset: 200+ Roman
copper-alloy radiates, pottery vessel and covering
slate (2006 T355)
Found by Context One Archaeological Services during
controlled excavation in July 2006; to be determined.
1153. Chichester, West sussex:
Roman copper-alloy coins (2006 T302)
Found by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd during
controlled excavation in June 2006; to be determined.
1154. Chichester, West sussex:
Roman copper-alloy coins (2006 T303)
Found by Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd during
controlled excavation in June 2006; to be determined.
C. EARLy mEDIEVAL
1155. Norwich, Norfolk:
5 Anglo-saxon silver and gold coins (2005 T445)
Date: Late 7th century
Discovery: Found by NAU Archaeology in October
2005, during controlled excavation of a former painting
works.
Description: One gold-plated base-metal imitation
of a Merovingian gold tremissis, and four Anglo-Saxon
silver pennies (sceattas), Primary Series (1 Series A, 3
Series B). The Primary series dates to the final decades
of the seventh century, and although gold coins were
no longer being issued during this period, they did
occasionally continue to circulate. It is therefore likely,
though not certain, that the plated imitation should be
associated with the other four coins as a single hoard,
although if so the hoard must later have been disturbed
and dispersed, as the finds come from different
excavated contexts. This assemblage represents a hoard
disturbed and dispersed, possibly in the 13th century.
Disposition: To be determined.
G WILLIAMS & A MARSDEN
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