England Deus Hunt nets Roman Gold...UPDATE!

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Tenderfoot
Nov 14, 2006
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Update to my gold find in England. It's not Roman, but a Visigoth coin copying a Roman coin according to Dr Sam Moorhead National Finds Adviser for Iron Age and Roman coins at the British Museum.

My coin is a
Gold tremissis, attributed to the Visigoths in Gaul, copying a coin of the Roman emperor Julius Nepos (AD 474-5) struck at Rome, dating to c. AD 475-500. Obverse: D N IVL NE - POS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed right, with probable diadem above bust. Reverse: Staurogram in Wreath. Mintmark: COMOB. RIC X, p. 461, no. 3766var. RIC 3766 has a cross above the bust. Incomplete, possibly because a mount has been removed.

From what I can find out, this is a very rare coin! Love metal detecting!




 

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ks coyote

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Very nice coin damaged or not. Congrats.
 

HistoryHuntress

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You killed it on that hunt. Can't wait to get back to those fields again and see what other treasures await. The Deus is a force to be reckoned with.
 

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Watch me pull a raoman coin out of my hat, boy the romans back then must of had plenty of wealth to spread around , I hope to find one of those someday ,vanzutphen
 

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