HOARD (ROMAN)

Two Roman Republican denarii, both showing signs of being melted.



Treasure numbers associated with this hoard: 2012 T232

Other PAS records associated with this hoard: IOW-49C5D4

Parish: Restricted Access
District: Isle of Wight
County: Isle of Wight
Region: South East
Place known as: Northwood
Discovery method: Metal detector
Notes: 
Recent research has suggested that Republican silver coins were the probable source of metal for indigenous Iron Age silver issues (Farley 2012). In this context it is of some interest that both of these coins show signs of having been heated.