English: Leintwardine, Herefordshire

Sarah Deacon[1] & Peter Reavill[2]

18 AR denarii to AD 59

Reece Period 3: Neroian

BM ref.: 2012 T436

PAS ref.: HESH-F18E50

Circumstances of discovery

Found by a metal detectorist on a slight raised and flattened plateau at one end of a field that had been heavily disturbed through cultivation. The coins were spread over a considerable distance (c. 80 metres square) and found piecemeal over a period of about 6 months. Several of the coins are broken, probably as a result of modern cultivation. There is a high probability of a further discovery of coins at this site, although these are likely to be small in number - and may include parts of the broken coins reported herein.

Summary

Republican (211 BC - 27) 11

Augustus (27 BC - AD 14) 1

Tiberius (AD 14 - 37) 5

Nero (AD 54 - 68) 1

Total 18

CATALOGUE

Denarii

REPUBLICAN (11)

No.

Obv.

Rev.

RRC

Qty.

Wt. (g)

1.

Before [Q.CV] RT upwards; behind, X (helmeted head of Roma right with curl on left shoulder)

Below M.SIA; in ex. [RO]MA. (Jupiter in quadriga right holding sceptre in l. hand and hurling thunderbolt with right hand)

285/2

1

2.6

2.

Downward behind ROMA (helmeted head of Roma right)

Below L. FLA[MINI] (Victory in biga right)

302/1

1

2.5

3.

Downwards behind SC (Laureate head of Jupiter right)

In ex. Q.AT O.BA [B PR] (Victory in quadriga right, holding reins and palm branch in left hand and wreath in right)

364/1a

1

2.6 (Serrated)

4.

[C]API[T CXXXIII] (Bust of Ceres right, draped. Below chin, broad fibula)

Above [C]XXXIII; In ex. [C.]MARI[.C.F S.C.] (Ploughman with yoke of oxen left)

378/1c

1

2.7 (Serrated)

5.

Behind illegible control mark (Male head, right, with flowing hair)

Downwards on left [C]EST.EX.S[C]; on right [M.]PLAE[T]O[RI] (Winged caduceus)

405/5

1

2.2

6.

[LEIBERTAS C.CASSI.IMP] (Head of Libertas, right, diademed)

Below LENT[VLVS] SP[INT] (Jug and lituus)

500/3

1

1.6

(broken)

7-8

(Laureate head of Apollo right; Behind, lyre, border of dots)

Upwards on left M.F; Downwards on right P.CLODIVS (Diana standing facing with bow and quiver over shoulder, holding lighted torch in each hand. Border of dots)

494/23

2

2.7, 2.17[3]

9.

Downwards behind [REGVLVS], upwards in front PR. Border of dots. (Head of L. Regulus right)

[L. LIV]INEI[VS]; In ex. REGVLVS (Curule chair, three fasces on either side)

494/27

1

2.3

10.

(Head of Apollo; control mark R behind)

Below [L PISO LF FRVGI] (Horseman galloping right with palm branch)

340/1

1

2.6

11.

(Laureate head of Apollo right)

control mark .VII above; below [L PISO L F] F[RVGI] (Horseman galloping right with palm branch)

340/1

1

2.3

AUGUSTUS (1)

No.

Obv.

Rev.

Bust

BMC

RIC

Qty.

Wt. (g)

12.

[CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE]. (Head, laureate, right)

[AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT]; In ex [CL CAES]ARE[S] (Gaius and Lucius Caesar on left and right, standing. Front, each togate and resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear; above, on left lituus, right and on right simpulum, left)

A1*

540

210

1

1.7

(broken)

TIBERIUS (5)

No.

Obv.

Rev.

Bust

BMC

RIC

Qty.

Wt. (g)

13.

[TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS] (Head, laureate, right)

[PONTIF MAXIM] (Female figure seated right holding long vertical sceptre in right hand)

A1*

48

30

1

2.4

14 - 17.

TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS (Head, laureate, right)

PONTIF MAXIM (Female figure seated right holding long vertical sceptre in right hand)

A1*

48

30

4

2.4, 2.4, 2.4, 1.8

NERO (1)

No.

Obv.

Rev.

Bust

BMC

RIC

Qty.

Wt. (g)

18.

[NERO CAESAR] AVG IMP (Head, bare, right)

[PONTIF MA]X TR P V [P P] (Oak wreath enclosing EXSC)

A1+

20

17

1

2.8

[1] Institute of Archaeology, University College London MA Student

[2] Finds Liaison Officer for Herefordshire and Shropshire

[3] Previously recorded as HESH-92C046, see <a href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/500170">http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/500170</a>