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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3927192, member: 97383"]I recently won two small silver coins from the famous East Harptree Hoard, see photos below. The Harptree Hoard was found in 1887 in a small village about 16 miles southwest of Bath, England. The hoard consisted of 1,496 silver coins, 5 silver ingots, and a ring set with a carnelian intaglio of Mars, all stored in a pewter or lead jar about 6 inches in diameter, and buried about 6 inches underground. The coins were all silver miliarense or siliqua dating from the 4th century CE, and issued under 10 different emperors from <i>Constantine I to Gratian. </i>Only 1 example was found from Constantine I, Decentius, and Magnus Maximus, while coins from Julian II numbered 718, coins from Constantius II numbered 340, and coins from Valens numbered 199. The coins were made from 11 different mints mostly located in Gaul. The British Museum took 25 of the best coins, and about 250 coins along with the storage jar were placed on display at the local church where they were later stolen and never recovered <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. On September 27, 2016 the heirs of the hoard had Spink & Son, of London, auction what remained of the hoard. Since then many dealers and auction houses have resold coins from the hoard. <b>CNG</b> <b>106</b> offered a nice selection of these coins that ranged in price from $180 - $600. My two coins came from a <b>GC</b> weekly auction slabbed and cost $119.25 (including buyers premium) for both coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I wouldn't run a Marathon for these two coins but couldn't resist them at that price <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I didn't have any coins of Valens in my collection or any coins from a known hoard, so that provided the impetus to bid on them. Both coins are the same type but the 1st one is lighter in weight and has a better looking reverse, while the 2nd coin is heavier and has a better looking portrait. </p><p>Emperor Valens is best known for engineering the Battle of Adrianople, one of the worst military defeats in Roman history <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Valens died in that battle along with thousands of Roman legionaries from 16 divisions fighting angry Goths led by Fritigern.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1035201[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035203[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035205[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035206[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3927192, member: 97383"]I recently won two small silver coins from the famous East Harptree Hoard, see photos below. The Harptree Hoard was found in 1887 in a small village about 16 miles southwest of Bath, England. The hoard consisted of 1,496 silver coins, 5 silver ingots, and a ring set with a carnelian intaglio of Mars, all stored in a pewter or lead jar about 6 inches in diameter, and buried about 6 inches underground. The coins were all silver miliarense or siliqua dating from the 4th century CE, and issued under 10 different emperors from [I]Constantine I to Gratian. [/I]Only 1 example was found from Constantine I, Decentius, and Magnus Maximus, while coins from Julian II numbered 718, coins from Constantius II numbered 340, and coins from Valens numbered 199. The coins were made from 11 different mints mostly located in Gaul. The British Museum took 25 of the best coins, and about 250 coins along with the storage jar were placed on display at the local church where they were later stolen and never recovered :jawdrop:. On September 27, 2016 the heirs of the hoard had Spink & Son, of London, auction what remained of the hoard. Since then many dealers and auction houses have resold coins from the hoard. [B]CNG[/B] [B]106[/B] offered a nice selection of these coins that ranged in price from $180 - $600. My two coins came from a [B]GC[/B] weekly auction slabbed and cost $119.25 (including buyers premium) for both coins :smuggrin:. I wouldn't run a Marathon for these two coins but couldn't resist them at that price :shame:. I didn't have any coins of Valens in my collection or any coins from a known hoard, so that provided the impetus to bid on them. Both coins are the same type but the 1st one is lighter in weight and has a better looking reverse, while the 2nd coin is heavier and has a better looking portrait. Emperor Valens is best known for engineering the Battle of Adrianople, one of the worst military defeats in Roman history :eek:. Valens died in that battle along with thousands of Roman legionaries from 16 divisions fighting angry Goths led by Fritigern. [ATTACH=full]1035201[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035203[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035205[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1035206[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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