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A hoard of 103 Roman silver denarii and associated pottery fragments thought to be deposited c.134 AD or soon after.

Circumstances of discovery

The hoard and the associated pottery was scattered in an area of seven meters on cultivated land at a depth of 3" with a depth of 5" for the main cluster.

Latest coin in the hoard is of Hadrian, and the sole example of this late obverse group of AD 132/4-8. The theme of Fortunae Reduci - is presumed to hope for the return of the emperor to Italy for the final time (AD 134) from his campaign against the second Jewish revolt. (See P. Strack, Die Reichspraegung zur Zeit des Hadrian, no. 240 and page 134)

Pottery associated with the hoard by Richard Hobbs Seven pieces of coarseware pottery, very abraded. All but one of the pieces are undiagnostic, the final is part of the base of a jar or bowl. The fabric is very gritty, grey with dull orange core. It is not certain that the fragments come from the original hoard container, but this seems possible as the dating is consistent with the coins. Date: the fragments can be dated to the 2nd century.

Note: Scans of nos. 13 and 81 at BM.

Summary: Republic 10 Mark Antony (minted 32-31 BC) 5 Augustus (31 BC-AD 14) 3 Nero (AD 45-68) 1 Vespasian (AD 69-79) 27 Titus Caesar 1 Domitian Caesar 4 Titus (AD 79-81) 2 Domitian (AD 81-96) 7 Nerva (AD 96-98) 3 Trajan (AD 98-117) 28 Hadrian (AD 117-138) 12 Total 103

CATALOGUE

REPUBLIC (10)

No. Moneyer Date RRC Qty Weight 1. Illegible (head of Roma r., quadrigatus) Late 3rd/ 2nd cent. BC ? 1 3.41 2. L. PAPI (head of Juno Sospita, r. / Gryphon r. 79 BC 384/1 1 3.69 3. Illegible denarius serratus Early 1st cent. BC ? 1 3.50 4. L. CENSOR (head of Apollo, r. / Marsyas adv. l., with column behind) 82 BC 363/1a-d 1 3.36 5. L. FVRI CN. F BROCCHI (head of Ceres, r. / curule chair flanked by fasces) 63 BC 414/1 1 3.38 6. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS (veiled head of Concordia, r. / illegible) 62 BC Cf.415/1 1 3.54 7. MN. CORDIVS RVFVS IIIVIR (head of Venus, r., / Cupid on dolphin, r.) 46 BC 463/3 1 2.89 8. P. CLODIVS M.F. IIIIVIR A. P. F. (head of Apollo, r. / Diana standing with torch in each hand) 42 BC 494/23 1 3.06 9. L. LIVINEIVS REGVLVS IIIIVIR A. P. F. (head of L. Regulus, r. / curule chair flanked by fasces) 42 BC 494/31 1 3.09 10. ...]MF[... (Illegible) ? ? 1 3.37

MARK ANTONY (5)

Mint moving with Antony (5) No. Obverse Reverse RRC Qty Weight 11. ANT AVG III VIR R P C (galley, r.) LEG XIII (eagle & standards) 544/27 1 3.12 12. ANT AVG III VIR R P C (galley, r.) Illegible (eagle & standards) 544/? 4 3.25; 3.09; 2.93; 2.87

AUGUSTUS (3)

Rome (2) No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 13. P PERTR[ON TVRPI]LIAN IIIVIR FERO (bust of Feronia, diad., dr., r.) CAESAR AVGVSTVS SI[GN REC]E (Parthian with standard kneeling, r.) - - Cf.289 1 3.48 14. - (laur. Head of Apollo, r.) [IMP CAESAR in ex.] (Octavian ploughing with yoke of oxen, r.) - 638 272 1 3.11

Uncertain Spanish mint (1) No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 15. (No legend) AVGVSTVS in ex. (Capricorn r.) A1+ 347 126 1 2.98

NERO (1)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 16. [IMP NER]O CAES[AR] AVG P [P] IVPPITER CVSTOS (Jupiter std. l.) A1* 80 69 1 2.83

REIGN OF VESPASIAN (32)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 17. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG COS ITER TRI POT (Mars adv. r.) A1* 11 23 2 3.10; 2.76 18. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG COS ITER TR POT (Pax std. l.) A1* 26 29 1 2.93 19. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG IVDAEA in ex. (trophy & captive) A1* 37 2 2 2.99; 2.84 20. IMP CAES VESP AVG [...] AVGVR / TRI POT in ex (priestly emblems) A1* cf.50 Cf.43 1 2.86 21. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M TRI POT in field (Vesta std. l.) A1* 58 46 2 2.92; 2.82 22. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M TRI POT [II COS] III P P (Pax std. l.) A1* 61 41 1 2.93 23. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII AVGVR / TRI POT in ex. (priestly emblems) A1* 64 356 1 2.53 24. IMP CAES VES[P AVG P M C]OS IIII VICTORIA AVGVSTI (Victory & standard) A1* 74 362 1 2.94 25. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN S P Q R within wreath A1* 86A 523 1 2.90 26. IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS V (between two laurel branches) A1* 133 681 1 3.24 27. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG PON MAX TR P COS V (winged caduceus) A1* 137 684 3 3.01; 2.92; 2.87 28. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG [COS] VII in field (eagle) A1* 180 847 2 2.83; 2.79 29. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG COS [VIII] (Mars stg. l.) A1*l 202 938 1 2.85 30. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG [COS VIII] in ex. (yoke of oxen) A1* 206 943 1 2.84 31. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG IOVIS CVSTOS (Jupiter stg. fr.) A1* 276 849 2 3.09; 2.71 32. IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS PON MAX TR P COS V (emperor std. r. with sceptre and branch) A1* - 545 3 2.93; 2.83; 2.77 33. T CAESAR IMP VESP PONTIF TR P COS III (Emperor std. r. with sceptre and branch) A1* - 692 1 2.64 34. [CAES(AR) AVG F DOMIT(IANVS)] [COS IIII] (Pegasus r.) A1* Cf.193 921/2 2 2.97; 2.83 35. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS [COS V] (Horseman r.) A1* 234 957 1 2.83 36. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS (Salus stg. r.) A1* 265 1084 1 2.91 37. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS (hands clasped over standard and prow) A1* 269 1081 2 2.90; 1.81 frag.

REIGN OF TITUS (2)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 38. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P (Venus stg. r.) A1* 9 34 1 3.07 39. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P (dolphin & anchor) A1* 72 112 1 3.05

DOMITIAN (7)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 40. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII IMP XIX COS XIIII CENS P P P (Minerva fighting r.) A1* 151 667 1 3.27 41. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P (Minerva fighting r.) A1* 176 719 1 3.23 42. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P (Minerva fighting r., on prow.) A1* 179 720 1 3.26 43. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P (Minerva stg. l.) A1* 182 722 1 3.20 44. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P (Minerva fighting r.) A1* 200 739 2 3.26, 3.22 45. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIII IMP XXII COS [XVI CENS P P P] (Minerva stg. l.) A1* 220 764 1 3.29

NERVA (3)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 46. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM (clasped hands and standard on prow) A1* 8 3 1 3.21 47. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM (clasped hands) A1* 25 14 1 3.13 48. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR POT COS III P P (priestly emblems) A1* 31 23 1 3.16

TRAJAN (28)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 49. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PONT MAX TR POT COS II (Concordia std. l.) A1* 4 12 1 3.05 50. IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM P M TR [P COS II P P] (illegible) A1* ? ? 1 3.02 51. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M TR P COS II P P (Pax stg. l.) A1* 39 6 1 3.05 52. IMP CAES N[ERVA TRA]IAN AVG GERM P M TR P COS III P P (Concordia std. l.) A1* 64 33 1 2.75 frag. 53. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M TR P COS III P P (Justitia std. l.) A1* 68 32 1 3.26 54. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM P M TR P COS IIII P P (Victory on prow adv. r.) A2* 106 59 2 2.86, 2.49 frag 55. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Annona stg. l.) A2* 169 166 1 2.99 56. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (captive & trophy) A2* (?aegis) 187 222 1 3.03 57. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Felicitas stg. l. with altar) A2* (aegis) 196 174 1 3.11 58. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Fortuna std. l.) A1* Cf.203 Cf.177 1 3.04 59. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Virtus stg. r.) A1* 231 202 1 2.65 60. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Roma stg. l.) A3* 271 Cf.115 1 2.69 61. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Felicitas stg. l.) A3* 301 121 1 2.84 62. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Felicitas stg. l., against column) A3* 305 120 1 2.78 63. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Victory stg. r., inscribing shield.) A3* 322 130 1 2.62 64. [IMP TRAI]ANO AVG [GER DAC P M TR P] COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC (Victory stg. l.) A3* 328 128 1 3.13 65. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC / DAC CAP in ex. (Dacian stg. l.) A3* 383 99 1 3.13 66. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI (Bonus Eventus stg. l.) C2* 429 275 2 2.83, 2.63 67. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI / ARAB ADQ in ex. (Arabia stg. l.) A3* 474 245 1 2.86 68. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Bonus Eventus stg. l.) C2* 549 Cf.347 1 2.75 69. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Mars adv r.) C2* 536 337 1 3.16 70. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Felicitas stg. l.) C2* 541 343 1 2.89 71. IMP CAES NER TR[AIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC] [P M] TR P COS V[I P P S P Q R] (Felicitas stg. l.) C2* Cf.541 Cf.343 1 1.62 frag. 72. IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Virtus stg. r.) C2* 600 353 1 3.39 73. IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R (Virtus stg. r.) C2* 631 334 2 3.10, 2.75

HADRIAN (12)

No. Obverse Reverse Bust BMC RIC Qty Weight 74. IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS // IVSTITIA in ex. (Justitia std. l.) A2* 24 11 1 2.77 75. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS II / CONCORD in ex. (Concordia std. l.) A2* 61 39 1 2.92 76. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Roma std. l.) A1* 136 77 1 2.76 77. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Aequitas stg. l.) A2* 154 80 1 3.04 78. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Pax stg. l.) A2* 194 94 1 2.98 79. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Spes adv. l.) A2* 210 100 1 2.98 80. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Victory flying r.) C1* 217 101 1 3.13 81. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III (Victory flying r.) C2* Cf. 217 101 1 3.03 82. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III / LIB PVB in field (Libertas stg. l.) A1* 290 128 1 2.97 83. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III / VOT PVB in field (Pietas stg. r.) A1* 325 141 1 2.70 84. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS COS III (Pudicitia std. l.) A2* 410 178 1 2.80 85. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P FORTVNAE REDVCI (Fortuna std. l.) A1* 645 247 1 3.30