DLTcoins Posted March 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 A hoard of 116 Roman coins was found yesterday in the UK during an organized metal-detecting event at Henly-on-Thames. Photo courtesy Treasure Hunting Magazine via Facebook. 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted March 13, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2023 Nice find. LRBs and not too many, so I guess they'll appear on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted March 13, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted March 13, 2023 Kudos to the discoverer. Sort of run-of-the-mill LRBS I would guess. Must have had some value or they would not have been hoarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted March 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted March 13, 2023 Damn that Silvered Carnius (?) looks nice. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted March 13, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said: Kudos to the discoverer. Sort of run-of-the-mill LRBS I would guess. Must have had some value or they would not have been hoarded. Yes I would guess either it isn't a 'hoard' as such, just someone's spare cash, or there are more coins in the ground nearby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTcoins Posted March 13, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) An individual's savings perhaps. I see what looks like several bits of ceramic in the tub - shards of the vessel in which the coins were buried? There is no minimum number to constitute a "hoard". It's more about how the objects came to be where they were found, i.e. by "hoarding". To qualify as "treasure", if I read the regulation correctly, coins found together must be at least 300 years old and number two or more if precious metal, otherwise 10 or more. The latest coins I can readily identify in the photo are 'Gloria Exercitus' with two standards, though some of the smaller coins may be the later 'single standard' variety (or imitations). I don't see any Fel Temp coins, so I think we can place the deposition between c. 335 and 348. Edited March 13, 2023 by DLTcoins 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted March 13, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted March 13, 2023 FEL TEMPS are sort of like "Make Rome great again!" to coin a phrase. 🙃 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted March 13, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said: FEL TEMPS are sort of like "Make Rome great again!" to coin a phrase. 🙃 Or like FDR's theme of "Happy Days are Here Again," which was the semi-official song of the Democratic Party for decades. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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