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North Petherton 2016T948. Corroded copper alloy coins covered in mud. Edges friable. As received 21.12.16

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Title

North Petherton 2016T948. Corroded copper alloy coins covered in mud. Edges friable. As received 21.12.16

Description

English: Treasure case 2016 T948: Disclaimed, returned to finder

Report by Eleanor Ghey, British Museum

Circumstances of discovery

This hoard of Magnentian nummi was found on 8^th November 2016 while metal-detecting on pasture. The coins were found together at 12-14 inches depth. Two ceramic body sherds were found nearby but are not definitely associated with the hoard and are very abraded (61.22g and 20.62g). They are of pale grey fabric with large quartz and flint ? inclusions and may be from a mortarium. One further illegible coin of first to third century date was found later 12 feet away and at a depth of three feet and is probably not related to this deposit. A late third century radiate could also be a stray find, although these are sometimes found in fourth century hoards.

The coins were manually cleaned in the conservation laboratory of the British Museum to allow identification but traces of organic material (possibly leather) were found on a few coins and retained. Due to the concreted condition of the coins the cleaning process did not render them all fully legible; over half of the coins could not be assigned to a mint. It is also likely that the hoard contains more irregular coins than could be positively identified, in common with other hoards of this date.

The coins

The hoard has a relatively narrow date range from AD 348 to 354. The bulk of the hoard is made up of the larger module FEL TEMP REPARATIO coins from AD 348 to 350 and smaller module Magnentian coins, particularly those of the two Victories VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN reverse types. It closes with one coin of SALVS AVG NOSTRI type, dated late in the reign of Magnentius, probably to early AD 353 and a single post-Magnentian FEL TEMP falling horseman coin of Constantius Gallus Caesar dated AD 353-4. The mints that could be identified were all of the Western Empire. Hoards of similar date include the Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire hoard and the Wokingham hoard.

R. Bland 1997. Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire, in Coin hoards from Roman Britain X, 392-397; J. A. Greenaway and G. C. Boon 1992. Wokingham, Berkshire, in Coin hoards from Roman Britain IX, 279-323.

Summary

	Amiens	Trier	Lyon	Arles	Others	Uncertain	Imitations	Total
348-50
Galley	0	1	0	1	1	9	0	12
Hut	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	5
Fallen Horseman	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
Magnentius
Felicitas	0	8	3	2	0	14	0	27
Gloria	1	7	1	0	0	9	0	18
2 Victories	13	5	7	0	0	30	1	56
Chi-Rho	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4
Chi-Rho 'Poemenius'	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Uncertain rev.	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4
Gallus FH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1st to 3rd cent								2

Total	15	25	13	4	1	71	2	133

CATALOGUE

The following abbreviations are used for the names of the rulers:

Cn Constans; Cs Constantius; M Magnentius; D Decentius; G Constantius Gallus

UNCERTAIN SESTERTIUS (1)

No.	Bust	Reverse	Qty	Wt(g)
	Z	Illegible	1	7.38<a href="#_ftn1" title="">[1]</a>

UNCERTAIN GALLIC EMPEROR (1)

No.	Bust	Reverse	Qty	Wt(g)
	Z	Illegible	1	1.93

AD 348-50 (20)

FEL TEMP REPARATIO (galley) (12)

Trier (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cs	Galley / Uncertain	TRP	212ff	1	5.08

Arles (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cn/Cs	A on obv; Galley / Victory	A -//SARL	Cf 126ff	1	3.38<a href="#_ftn2" title="">[2]</a>

Aquileia (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cn	[A on obv]; Galley / Uncertain	AQ[..]	Cf 99ff	1	4.89

Uncertain mint (9)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cn	A on obv; Galley / Victory	A -//[]	?	2	4.78; 3.94
	Cn/Cs	Galley / Phoenix	[]	?	1	5.18
	Cn	Galley / Uncertain	[]	?	1	4.67
	Cs	Galley / Phoenix	[]	?	1	3.87
	?	Galley / Victory	[]	?	1	4.54
	?	Galley / Uncertain	[]	?	3	3.80<a href="#_ftn3" title="">[3]</a>; 3.14<a href="#_ftn4" title="">[4]</a>; 3.77

FEL TEMP REPARATIO (hut) (5)

Trier (2)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cn	Hut	TRS	221	1	4.86
	Cs/Cn	Hut	TR[.]•	Cf 225	1	4.21

Lyons (2)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cn	Hut	PLG	85	2	4.21, 3.10

Uncertain (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cn?	Hut	[]	?	1	3.79

FEL TEMP REPARATIO (falling horseman) (3)

Trier (1)

No.	Obverse	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cs	FH; A behind bust	A - //TR[.]	Cf 259	1	4.63

Arles (1)

No.	Obverse	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cs/Cn	FH	SARL*	102	1	5.71

Uncertain mint (1)

No.	Obverse	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	Cs	FH; A behind bust	A - //[]	?	1	4.22

MAGNENTIUS (AD 350-3)

FELICITAS REIPVBLICE (27)

Trier (8)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- A//TRS	264	2	5.36; 4.91
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- A//TRSÈ	266	1	4.48
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- A//TRS [.]	264-7	1	4.77
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- A//TRP [.]	264-7	1	4.78
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- A//TR[.]	264-7	3	4.25; 4.44; 3.65

Lyons (3)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	RPLG	112	2	3.96; 3.24
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- [A]//[.]PLG	109-112	1	5.14

Arles (2)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	[P]AR	136	1	4.48
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	SAR	137	1	4.84

Mint uncertain (14)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- A//	?	5	4.68; 4.81; 4.56; 4.47; 4.16
	M	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	- [A]//	?	1	3.53
	Illeg.<a href="#_ftn5" title="">[5]</a>	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	?	?	4	4.20; 4.49; 4.66; 4.49
	Illeg.<a href="#_ftn6" title="">[6]</a>	Emperor standing with Victory on globe & labarum	?	?	4	2.72; 3.84; 4.23; 3.52

GLORIA ROMANORVM (18)

Amiens (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC VIII	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	[A]M[.]	3	1	3.50

Trier (7)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC VIII	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	TR[S.]	269ff	2	4.00; 2.53
	M	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	TRP[.]	269ff	3	4.48; 4.12 4.86
	M	A on obv.; Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	TRPÈ	271	1	3.98
	M	A on obv.; Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	TRSÈ	271	1	4.15

Lyons (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC VIII	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	RSLG	115	1	5.09

Mint uncertain (9)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC VIII	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	[]	?	5	5.32; 5.10; 3.23; 3.94; 4.25
	M	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	[]T	?	1	4.88
	?	A on obv. Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	[]	?	2	4.81; 3.62
	?	Obverse illegible ; Emperor galloping spearing barbarian;	[]	?	1	1.34

TWO VICTORIES (55)

Amiens (13)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv; column	AMB	5	1	5.14
	D	Column	[AMB]	6	1	3.87
	M	A on obv; column	AMB(branch)	7	1	4.40<a href="#_ftn7" title="">[7]</a>
	D	Column	AMB(branch)	8	1	3.95
	M	No column	[.A]MB(branch)	11/13	1	4.66
	D	No column	[ ]AMB(branch)	12/13A	1	3.18<a href="#_ftn8" title="">[8]</a>
	M	A on obv.; no column; uncertain if Tau-Rho	[ ]AMB[ ]	9ff	3	3.79; 2.55; <a href="#_ftn9" title="">[9]</a> 4.43
	M	A on obv; no column	•AMB[ ]	13/16	1	3.86
	D	No column	•AMB[ ]	Cf 13A	1	3.51
	M?	Obverse uncertain, no column	[A]MBÈ•	Cf 19	1	2.91
	M	A on obv.; no column; Tau-Rho	AMB[ ]	20ff	1	3.39<a href="#_ftn10" title="">[10]</a>

Trier (5)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv.; no column	TRS	312	1	4.56
	M	A on obv.; no column	TR[.]	312	1	2.99<a href="#_ftn11" title="">[11]</a>
	M/D	Unc. obv; no column; Chi-Rho uncertain, rev. legend var. A	TRS	312ff	1	3.81
	M	A on obv.; no column; Chi-Rho	TRS	315	1	4.27
	M/D	A on obv.; no column; Chi-Rho	TRP	315/6	1	3.67

Lyons (7)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv.; column	RPLG	121	1	4.30
	D	No column	S V//[..LG]	127ff	1	3.78
	D	No column	S [.]//RSLG	127ff	1	4.73
	M	A on obv.; no column	S P//RPLG	136	1	2.74<a href="#_ftn12" title="">[12]</a>
	D	No column	S P//RSLG	137	1	3.03
	M	A on obv.; no column	S P //[.]PLG	136ff	1	2.83
	M	A on obv.; no column	S P //[]	136ff	1	3.48

Mint uncertain (30)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC VIII	Qty	Wt(g)
	?	A on obv; column	- - //[ ] •	?	1	3.75
	M	A on obv.; no column	[ . .]//[ ]	?	1	3.01
	M	[A on obv? column?]	[ . .]//[ ]branch	?	1	3.87<a href="#_ftn13" title="">[13]</a>
	M	[A on obv? column?]	- - //[ ]	?	1	2.59<a href="#_ftn14" title="">[14]</a>
	M	A on obv; [column?]	- - //[ ]	?	3	5.08; 2.46; 3.71<a href="#_ftn15" title="">[15]</a>
	M	A on obv.; column	- - //[ ]	?	4	4.31; 4.18; 3.99; 3.66; 3.80<a href="#_ftn16" title="">[16]</a>
	M	A on obv.; no column	- - //[ ]	?	7	3.59; 2.94; 4.08; 4.00; 4.00; 4.33; 2.72<a href="#_ftn17" title="">[17]</a>;
	D	No column	- - //[ ]	?	2	3.83; 3.35
	M	A on obv.; no column; christogram	- - //[ ]	?	3	4.46; 3.80; 4.19
	?	A on obv.; no column	- - //[ ]	?	1	4.41
	?	No column	- - //[ ]	?	3	3.85; 4.04; 3.79
	?	Illegible. obv and rev.	[- - // -]	?	1 + 2 frags	2.27; 1.07; 0.73

SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES (☧) (4)

Amiens (1)

No.	Obv.	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)	Diam (mm)
	M	AMB	39	1	4.91	25

Uncertain mint (3)

No.	Obv.	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)	Diam (mm)
	M	[]	?	1	7.33	27
	M	[]	?	1	6.35	23
	M/D	[]	?	1	4.86	22

Reverse type uncertain (3)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A behind bust	?	1	2.18
	M?	Illegible	?	1	3.68
	M/D	Illegible	?	1	2.98

MAGNENTIAN (Poemenius in the name of Constantius II) (1)

SALVS AVG NOSTRI (1)

Trier

No.	Obverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Weight(g)
	Cs	[]	?	1	4.29 (broken)

POST-MAGNENTIAN (1)

Gallus Caesar AD 353-4

FEL TEMP REPARATIO (falling horseman) (1)

Uncertain mint<a href="#_ftn18" title="">[18]</a> (1)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	RIC	Qty	Wt(g)	Diam (mm)
	G	A on obv.; no A on rev.	[]	?	1	4.64	23

Irregular (2)

No.	Obv.	Reverse	M.-m.	Qty	Wt(g)
	M	A on obv.; column?; 2 Vics	[.Q]P	1	3.37
	?	Illegible	?	1	1.59<a href="#_ftn19" title="">[19]</a>

<a href="#_ftnref1" title="">[1]</a> Core of a sestertius found 12 feet from main group and probably not part of the hoard.

<a href="#_ftnref2" title="">[2]</a> Incomplete. Bust and obverse legend uncertain.

<a href="#_ftnref3" title="">[3]</a> Organic material adhering, not cleaned by conservation.

<a href="#_ftnref4" title="">[4]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref5" title="">[5]</a> Diademed bust.

<a href="#_ftnref6" title="">[6]</a> Uncertain bust.

<a href="#_ftnref7" title="">[7]</a> Only partly cleaned by conservation due to presence of adhering organic material.

<a href="#_ftnref8" title="">[8]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref9" title="">[9]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref10" title="">[10]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref11" title="">[11]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref12" title="">[12]</a> Probably irregular

<a href="#_ftnref13" title="">[13]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref14" title="">[14]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref15" title="">[15]</a> Only partly cleaned by conservation due to presence of adhering organic material.

<a href="#_ftnref16" title="">[16]</a>Last two only partly cleaned by conservation due to presence of adhering organic material.

<a href="#_ftnref17" title="">[17]</a> Broken

<a href="#_ftnref18" title="">[18]</a> Possibly Trier on the basis of style.

<a href="#_ftnref19" title="">[19]</a> Only partly cleaned by conservation due to presence of adhering organic material. Smaller module (19mm diameter).

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(County of findspot) Somerset

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between 353 and 354

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