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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4629554, member: 109923"]I gave it 9, because I'll be getting an East Harptree siliqua when I find one I like that fits budget, and this would be pretty close on the former. These coins are a fascinating view of the end of Roman Britain.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm also sold on the romance of hoards, not least because it gives some context. (It's rather surprising to me now that most coins are sold without any idea of where they came from).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm certainly more forgiving of appearance if a coin is from a hoard. It already has more character, so a few cracks and chips just add to its story....as is obvious from the siliqua I have, from the Thruxton Hoard (found 2014, much less historical than East Harptree):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145383[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1145384[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Arcadius, siliqua, 392-395, Trier, DN ARCADI-VS PF AVG. VIRTVS RO-MANORVM Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were many hoards ending with coins of Arcadius and Honorius, because of the increased number of raids by Saxons, Picts and Scoti at that time (just after 400, when the Romans had abandoned Britain).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4629554, member: 109923"]I gave it 9, because I'll be getting an East Harptree siliqua when I find one I like that fits budget, and this would be pretty close on the former. These coins are a fascinating view of the end of Roman Britain. I'm also sold on the romance of hoards, not least because it gives some context. (It's rather surprising to me now that most coins are sold without any idea of where they came from). I'm certainly more forgiving of appearance if a coin is from a hoard. It already has more character, so a few cracks and chips just add to its story....as is obvious from the siliqua I have, from the Thruxton Hoard (found 2014, much less historical than East Harptree): [ATTACH=full]1145383[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1145384[/ATTACH] Arcadius, siliqua, 392-395, Trier, DN ARCADI-VS PF AVG. VIRTVS RO-MANORVM Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear. There were many hoards ending with coins of Arcadius and Honorius, because of the increased number of raids by Saxons, Picts and Scoti at that time (just after 400, when the Romans had abandoned Britain).[/QUOTE]
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