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MORE ON THE ST ALBANS ROMAN GOLD COIN HOARD
Philip Mernick submitted the following additional information about the recent hoard of Roman gold coins found in St Albans. Thanks for following up!
-Editor
Courtesy of David Thorold of St Albans Museum and Richard Abdy of the British Museum I can now give this preliminary breakdown of the legible coins.
The joint reign of Gratian, Valentinian II and Theodosius I (AD 378/9-383)
The family of Theodosius I + Valentinian II (AD 383-392/5)
The joint reign of Arcadius and Honorius (AD 395-408)
Unknown emperor – 3 (require further cleaning) * = includes coin with illegible reverse (prior to cleaning) which could also be of previous group Harold Levi writes: I am going to show my ignorance, which has never been difficult for me to do. The hoard coins in the image seem to be consistent in size and diameter. Did they use collar dies back in circa 400?
Good question. These are a nicely struck group. What do readers think? And when were collared dies invented, anyway?
-Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: ROMAN GOLD COIN HOARD FOUND IN HERTFORDSHIRE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n44a23.html)
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ROMAN GOLD COIN HOARD FOUND IN HERTFORDSHIRE
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n44a23.html)
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