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>