TREASURE ANNU AL REPORT 2005/6 - Portable Antiquities Scheme

1047. Westerham, Kent (addenda): 34 Iron Age coins
(2005 T18)
Date: c. 20 BC–AD 10
Discovery: Found by Mr N Moon while metaldetecting
between June 2004 and January 2005.
Description: 34 gold coins (staters and quarter staters).
British P, trophy type quarter stater (VA 145 = BMC
435), 1
British LZ1 stater (VA 144 = BMC 2466), 2
British LZ2 quarter stater (VA 151 = BMC 2469), 24
British LZ3 stater (VA 1507 = BMC 347), 1
British LY3 quarter stater (VA 163 = BMC 2473), 3
‘DIRAS’ type stater (VA 162 = BMC 2449), 1
‘DIRAS’ type quarter stater (CCI e.g. 961358), 2
Note: For the original hoard see Treasure Annual Report
2003, no. 351. This group also included several British
LZ2 types.
Disposition: British Museum acquired the ‘Diras’
quarter staters; others returned to finder.
I LEINS
1048. Westerham, Kent (2nd addenda):
27 Iron Age coins (2006 T564)
Date: c. 20 BC–AD 10
Discovery: Found by Mr N Moon while metal-detecting
between June 2004 and January 2005.
Description: 27 gold coins (staters and quarter
staters), see above for first addenda and original hoard
reference.
British P, trophy type quarter stater (VA 147 var. =
BMC 444), 1
British LZ1 stater (VA 144 = BMC 2466), 1
British LZ2 quarter stater (VA 151 var. = BMC 2469–
70), 25
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finder.
I LEINS
1049. beverley, East Riding of yorkshire (addenda):
9 Iron Age gold staters (2006 T25 & 2006 T619)
Date: c. AD 10
Discovery: Found by Mr J Cooper & Mr A Thompson
while metal-detecting in September 2005 (6 coins) and
October 2006 (3 coins).
Description: 9 uninscribed gold staters of the North
Eastern or Corieltavian series.
2006 T25:
‘South Ferriby’ types (VA 811–7; 811–9), 2
‘Kite’ type (VA 825–9), 1
‘Domino’ types (VA 829–3), 3
2006 T619:
‘South Ferriby’ type (VA 811), 1
‘Domino’ types (VA 829–3), 2
Discussion: In terms of composition, this group of
coins is identical to the earlier groups (see Treasure
Annual Report 2003, no. 353 for last addenda). The
total number of coins now stands at 107.
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finder.
I LEINS
1050. pocklington area, East Riding of yorkshire:
2 Iron Age gold staters (2006 T494)
Date: c. AD 10
Discovery: Found by Mr D Crowe while metaldetecting
in September 2006.
Description: Both are uninscribed gold staters of the
North Eastern series, a coinage associated with the
Corieltavi.
‘Domino’ type (cf. VA 829-4), 1
Although the published example of this type of coin
(VA 829–4) is described as a plated copy, the weight
of the present example (5.38g) suggests that it is not
plated. Other regular examples are recorded on the
Celtic Coin Index (e.g. CCI 93.0223).
‘Kite’ type (VA 825-1 = BMC 3181), 1
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finder.
I LEINS
1051. King’s stanley, Gloucestershire: 2 Iron Age
staters, one gold and one plated base-metal copy
(2006 T98)
Date: c. AD 10–40
Discovery: Found by Mr R Williams while metaldetecting
in November 2005
Description: Both coins belong to the Western or
Dobunnic coin series and are of types likely to have
been produced during the first half of the 1st century
AD. One is a gold stater of CATTI (VA 1130 = BMC
3057) the other is a gold plated copy of a stater of
ANTED (BMC 3028).
Discussion: Genuine coins of these types are made
from an alloy of gold, silver and copper (in an
approximate ratio of 40:15:45). As one of these coins
is plated, it is unlikely to meet the criteria of a 10%
precious metal content required by the Treasure Act.
Disposition: Not Treasure, returned to finder.
I LEINS
1052. West Wight, Isle of Wight:
967 Iron Age base silver and copper alloy coins,
with associated pottery (2005 T443)
Date: c. AD 10–40
Discovery: Found by the Isle of Wight Metal Detecting
Club while metal-detecting in October 2005.
Description: All 967 coins are base silver or copperalloy
staters belonging to the South Western or
Durotrigan coin series. Most are of the common type
VA 1235 = BMC 2525, although there are also a
number of the rarer ‘Spread-tail’ variety (VA 1238).
Fifteen sherds of pottery (weighing 176.06g in total)
from the lower portions of a middle to late Iron Age
hand-made jar were discovered together with the coins.
Discussion: Many parallels can be found for such a
hoard, including the recent case from the Isle of Wight
(2004 T131; see Treasure Annual Report 2004 no. 421).
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finders.
I LEINS
1053. Driffield area, East Riding of yorkshire
(addenda): 3 Iron Age gold staters (2006 T26)
Date: c. AD 30–60
Discovery: Found by Mr D Scott while metal-detecting
in October 2005; recovered from the same findspot in
several batches between 2002 and 2004.
Description: All three coins are uninscribed gold staters
of the North Eastern or Corieltavian series, produced
during the second half of the 1st century BC or very
early 1st century AD.
‘South Ferriby’ type (VA 811–3), 1
‘Kite’ types (VA 825–1; 825–9), 2
Discussion: The deposition of the hoard(s) is still dated
by inscribed types included in earlier batches. For last
addenda see Treasure Annual Report 2004, no. 420.
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finder.
I LEINS
1054. south-west Norfolk (addenda no. 14):
17 Iron Age silver units (2005 T454)
Date: c. AD 30–60
Discovery: Found by Mr C Sproule while metaldetecting
in September and October 2005.
Description: The coins are all of East Anglian types
attributed to the Iceni. They can be summarised as
follows:
Boar-Horse type (VA 655 = BMC 3445), 1
Boar-Horse type (VA 657 = BMC 3458), 2
Boar-Horse type (VA 659 = BMC 3473), 2
Bury A type (VA 80 = BMC 3524), 1
Early Face-Horse type (VA 665-1 = BMC 3536), 2
Face-Horse type (VA 790/794 = BMC 3556), 3
Early Pattern-Horse type (VA 679 = BMC 3766), 1
ANTED type (VA 711/715 = BMC 3960), 1
ECEN type (VA 730 = BMC 4033), 2
ECE type (VA 760 = BMC 4360), 1
ECE (retro) type (VA 766 = BMC 4514), 1
Discussion: For the last addenda see Treasure Annual
Report 2004, nos. 416 & 417.
Disposition: Norwich Castle Museum.
I LEINS
1055. North suffolk: 5 Iron Age silver units
(2006 T244) (sF-Cb99A8, sF-CD1E26, sF-CDAFF1,
sF-CbD636, sF-CD5ED5)
Date: c. AD 30–60
Discovery: Found by Mr J Rolph while metal-detecting
in March 2006.
Description: Five Iron Age silver units belonging to the
East Anglian or Icenian series.
Face Horse type (VA 794 = BMC 3646), 1
Pattern Horse type with Anted inscription (BMC 3848), 1
Pattern Horse type with Anted inscription (BMC 3963), 1
Pattern Horse type with ECEN inscription (BMC 4034), 1
Pattern Horse type with ED inscription (very similar, or
die linked to BMC 4261), 1
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finder.
J PLOUVIEZ & F MINTER
1056. orford area, suffolk: 4 Iron Age silver units
(2005 T367 & 2006 T112)
Date: c. AD 30–60
Discovery: Found by Mr A Carver while metaldetecting
in August 2005 and the addendum in
February 2006 (within a 100m2 area).
Description: 4 Iron Age silver coins
Pattern-Horse type (VA 679–1 = BMC 3763), 1
ECEN type (VA 752 = BMC 4304), 1
ECE type (VA 764 = BMC 4431), 1
Addendum: North Eastern (Corieltavian) Boar/Horse
type (VA 875–5 = BMC 3209), 1
Discussion: The three coins of the initial find belong
to the East Anglian or Icenian series. Although part of
a different series (North Eastern or Corieltavian) the
proximity of the later coin suggests that it is likely to
have been part of the same hoard. Coins of the North
East are known to have travelled into and circulated
within East Anglia.
Disposition: Orford Museum, Suffolk.
F MINTER, J PLOUVIEZ & I LEINS
1057. Woodbridge area (addendum), suffolk:
Iron Age gold stater (2005 T285)
Date: c. AD 50
Discovery: Found by Mr B Warren while metaldetecting
in July 2005.
Description: A single gold British G, Clacton type
gold quarter stater; considered to be from a ploughdispersed
hoard.
Discussion: For the original hoard and addendum see
Treasure Annual Reports 1997–8 no. 107 and 2002
no. 185.
Disposition: Disclaimed, returned to finder.
J WILLIAMS
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