COIN (ROMAN)

Silver denarius of Mark Anthony.



Obverse: ANT AVG above and III VIR R P C below; gally right.



Reverse: LEG XVII; Legionary eagle between two standards.



Spink no.416

Ruler: Republic
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Obverse: Gally right.
Obverse legend: ANT AVG//III VIR R P C
Reverse: Legionary eagle between two standards.
Reverse legend: LEG XVII
Dated: -213.0 to -27.0
Weight (g): 3.1
Diameter (mm): 19.19
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Good
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Cheshire East
County: Cheshire East
Region: North West
Place known as: knutsford
Discovery method: Metal detector
Notes: 
This coin was found as part of Treasure Case 2012 T406, consisting of 101 Roman silver coins of the denomination known as a denarius (plural denarii ) and 2 copper alloy coins of the denomination known as a sestertius (plural sestertii). The earliest coin in the group is a legionary denarius of Mark Antony (issued c. 32BC-31BC) and the latest a denarius of Commodus dated to AD 190-191. The chronological spread is thus consistent with a hoard of late second century date. Also included in the hoard are 3 Roman trumpet brooches, two rosettes, two silver finger rings and ceramics.





The coins satisfy the terms of the Treasure Act with regard to age and metal content. They are certainly more than 300 years old and at least 98 of them have precious metal content in excess of 10%.







On the balance of probabilities, we conclude that this hoard of constitutes a prima facie case of treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996), by being part of a group of precious metal coins and objects of the same find.