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POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE Andrew Meadows, John Orna-Ornstein and Jonathan Williams (PL 16) The initial discovery of 72 denarii was made by Mr Alan Cox while using a metal detector on a ploughed field near Potter's Bar in August 1994.' The coins were scattered over a relatively small area; there was no trace of a container. The hoard was declared Treasure Trove at an inquest in St Albans in March 1995. Mr Cox found a further 23 coins on the same site in August and September 1995 and these were regarded by the Coroner as being covered by the original Treasure Trove verdict. Welwyn Hatfield Museum has acquired the whole hoard. The latest coin is of Marcus Aurelius, dated to AD 175-6. The composition of the hoard is as follows: Claudius Nero Vespasian Titus Domitian Reign of Titus Divus Vespasian Domitian Domitian Nerva Trajan Hadrian Sabina Aelius Antoninus Pius Faustina I Marcus Aurelius Caesar Marcus Aurelius Divus Antoninus Lucius Vcrus Faustina II Lucilla Commodus Total 1 1 8 1 2 1 1 2 3 20 15 2 1 6 12 2 9 1 3 2 1 1 95 CATALOGUE CLAUDIUS (1) Obv.: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR Pf. No. Reverse 1* PACI AVGVSTAE BMC ? RIC ? Weight 2.39 An account of its discovery by Mr Cox appeared in Treasure Hunting Magazine, November 1994, pp. 14-15. Potters Bar 117 NERO (1) Obv.: NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS Reverse ■} rVPPITER CVSTOS BMC 74 RIC 53 Weight 2.54 REIGN OF VESPASIAN (11) Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG 3. COS ITER TR POT Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG 4. IVDAEA Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS 5. PONTIF MAXIM 6. PONTIF MAXIM 7. PONTIF MAXIM Obv.: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS Ull 8. VESTA Obv.: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG 9. PON MAX TRP COS VII 10. PON MAX TR P COS V[...] Obv.: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS 11. COS VI Obv.: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS 12. COS V Obv.: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI 13. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS 35 98 98 98 71 184* ? 225 235 265 Id 15 65 65 65 50 101 ? 197 242 2.12 2.26 2.56 2.05 1.67 (broken) 2.46 2.10 2.07 2.11 (broken) 2.31 2.10 REIGN OF TITUS (2) Obv.: CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII 14. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS Obv.: DIWS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS 15. SC/E X 98 123 47 62 2.65 2.50 REIGN OF DOMITIAN (2) Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P Villi 16. IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P Obv.: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M T RP XV 17. IMP XXII COS XVII CENS PPP 234 148 192 2.96 2.90 Obv. 18. 19. Obv. 20. NERVA (3) IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P FORTVNA PR LIBERTAS PVBLICA IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P AEQVITAS AVGVST 41 46 52 17 19 25 3.00 3.28 3.01 TRAJAN (20) Obv.: 21. 22. IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM PONT MAX TR POT COS II PONT MAX TR POT COS II (Pax) 4 14 2 17 2.58 2.26 118 Coin Hoards from Roman Britain X No. Reverse BMC RIC 23. P M TR P COS II P P 36 1 24. * P M TR P COS IHi P P 97A 53 Obv.: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P 25. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI 164 156 26. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI 193 173 27. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI 216 187 Obv.: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P 28. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC 276 116 29. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC 288 119 30. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC 328 128 31. COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC 337 131 32. DAC CAP COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC 390 98 Obv.: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P 33. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI 451 293 34. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI/ALIM ITAL 468 243 var. 35. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI/VIA TRAIANA 487 267 36. DIVVS PATER TRAIAN 500 252 Obv.: IMP TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P 37. COS VIPP SPQR 515 298 Obv.: IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC 38. P M TR P COS VIP P SPQR 551 343 Obv.: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTXM AVG GER DAC PARTHICO 39. P M TR P COS VIP P SPQR 590 337 Obv.: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC 40. PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P SPQR 626 327 REIGN OF HADRIAN (18) Obv.: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA 41. PARTH F DIVI NER NEP P M TR P COS/CONCORD 17 9 Obv.: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG 42. P M TR P COS DES II/FORT RED 38 18 43. P M TR P COS DES H/IVSTITIA 39 19 44. P M TR P COS IE 164 82 45. PMTRPCOSIII 215 101 46. P M TR P COS m 250 115 47. P M TR P COS III/CONCORD 259 118 48. P M TR P COS m/VOT PVB 325 141 Obv.: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS 49. COSm 338 148 50. COS III 359 160 51. COS III 385 170 52. COS III 394 172 53. COS in 405 176 Obv.: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P 54. COSm 471 330 Obv.: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS 55. * LIBERALITAS AVG COS III P P 561 216 Obv.: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P 56. * CONCORDIA AVG 897 398 Obv.: SABINA AVGVSTA 57. CONCORDIA AVG 933 391 Obv.: L AELIVS CAESAR 58. * TR POT COS II 969 430 Weight 3.25 2.42 2.91 2.65 3.00 2.50 2.86 2.72 2.60 2.81 2.83 2.60 2.50 2.52 2.77 2.84 2.74 2.46 1.80 2.22 2.34 2.80 1.92 2.65 2.87 2.14 2.30 2.54 2.47 2.49 2.00 2.28 2.40 2.74 2.36 2.93 Potters Bar 119 REIGN OF ANTONINUS PIUS (20) Obv.: antoninvs avg pivs p p Afo. Reverse 59. tr p cos ii Obv.: antonivs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii 60. aeqvitas avg Obv.: avrelivs caesar avg pii f cos 61. ivventas Obv.: diva avg favstina 62. pietas avg Obv.: diva favstina 63. aeternitas 64. aeternitas 65. aeternitas 66. aeternitas 67. avgvsta 68. avgvsta 69. avgvsta 70. avgvsta 71. avgvsta 72. ivno 73. ivno Obv.: antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos EI 74. imp ii Obv.: avrelivs caesar avg pii f 75. cos ii Obv.: antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xxii 76. cos iii1 Obv.: antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xxtu 77. felic saec cos iiii Obv.: antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p xxiii 78. paci avg cos En BMC p. 17 * cf. 172+173 273 316 364 373 373 375 400 421 421 421 422 481 970 981 R1C 46 61 423 394a 348 351 351 351 356 362 362 362 362 391 391 107b 429a 298 301 Weight 2.62 2.28 2.82 2.51 2.60 2.49 2.87 1.83 2.21 3.14 2.74 2.50 3.02 2.27 2.92 2.58 2.55 2.69 2.69 2.77 REIGN OF MARCUS AURELIUS (17) Obv.: imp l avrel vervs avg 79. prov deor tr p cos ii Obv.: divvs antoninvs 80. consecratio Obv.: favstina avgvsta 81. fecvnditas 82. matri magnae Obv.: imp m avrel antoninvs avg 83. concord avg tr p xvi/cos iii Obv.: imp l avrel vervs avg 84. prov deor tr p ii cos ii Obv.: imp m antoninvs avg 85. prov deor tr p xvii cos ie Obv.: lvcillae avg antontni avg f 86* venvs Obv.: m antoninvs avg armeniacvs 87. pax avg tr p xx cos iii Obv.: l vervs avg arm parth max 88. tr p vi imp mi cos H pax Obv..- m antoninvs avg tr p xxiii 89. liberal«avg«v«cos ie Obv.: m antoninvs avg tr p xxiih 90- cos iii 177 426 cf.463 677 706 482 68 784 146 561 206 211 2.57 2.54 2.41 2.36 2.00 (broken) 2.38 2.46 2.99 1.48 (broken) 2.29 2.85 2.25 120 Coin Hoards Obv.: imp antoninvs avg tr p xxv No. Reverse 91. primi/decen/nales/cos ei Obv.: m antoninvs avg tr p xxviii 92. relig avg imp vi cos hi Obv.: m antoninvs avg tr p xxix 93. imp vii cos iii Obv.: commodo caes avg fil germ sarm 94. * hilaritas Obv.: m antoninvs avg germ sarm 95. * secvrit pvb tr p xxx imp viii cos iii m Roman Britain X BMC R1C Weight 549 245 2.28 601 285 2.82 617 312 2.20 644 611 2.51 661 348 2.46 Potters Bar Plate 16 Potters Bar; Wreningham; Postwick