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Coin list from a survey of a smaal Roman town
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hooverman:
This represents the preliminary results of a full metal detecting survey of a small Roman town in Yorkshire. All the finds were fully gps'd. A more complete list will be published at some point in the future along with all the relevant information.
I'm not going to put any interpretation on this at the moment, there's a lot of work to do yet!!
Republican Denarii x3
Vespasian x7
Titus x1
Domitian x1
Trajan x4
Hadrian x2
Antoninus Pius x7
Marcus Aurelius x3
Lucilla x1
Commodus x1
Septimius Severus x8
Caracalla x8
Geta x3
Severus Alexander x8
Julia Mamaea x2
Balbinus x1
Gordian III x3
Valerian x1
Septimius Severus x8
Gallienus x35
Salonina x2
Postumus x14
Laelianus x1
Victorinus x22
Tetricus I x88
Tetricus II x13
Claudius II x87
Severina x1
Probus x2
Carus x1
Carinus x1
Maximian x1
Carausius x31
Allectus x8
Ae Antoninianii which are uncertain x167
Licinius x1
ConstantineI/II/Cris/Hel/The x498
Constans x95
Constantius II x52
Magnentius x6
Decentius x2
House of Valentinian x454
Theodosius x7
Arcadius x7
Uncertain late x5
Uncertain Ae foll/3/4/minim x 158
Total x 1827
*Alex:
Interesting gap in the coin record between Gordian III and Valerian. I wonder why?
Alex.
mauseus:
Hi,
Which town is it? Aldborough, Catterick or is it to the east of York? I have a large database of third century hoards and site finds from the Western provinces.
Regards,
Mauseus
hooverman:
Hi Alex,
this gap is common to the 2 town sites that we have surveyed. The other site has produced no Gordians or Valerian. The PAS site seems to confirm this as a typical assemblage.
Hi Mauseus,
the site lies to the East of York and has a Flavian period Fort located there.
You being a local should realise the location without too much difficulty.
It must be stressed that this represents the finds from an area of about 200 acres and the complete site is spread over 1000+.
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