Barley Stubble Field 2 - MARK ANTONY X LEGIONARY COIN!

[CRUSADER]

First picture (large group shot) is Cru'Dads lone hunts over the last few days. Highlights were 3 scrappies, 1854 French Coin, & a snake buckle.

The next set of pictures are from the 2nd Barley Field to be harvest this year. Its a site we have done for ten years & this year its important we get as much as we can, as the owners are due to sell it.

We got:

8 scrappies
1st C AD Brooch fragment
Victorian Military Button
Bits..

After less than 1 hour I found an amazing coin that I thought I would never find, as its an Eastern Empire Roman coin:

Minted in Patrae!

Silver Denarius of Mark Antony (I think we all have heard of him & Cleopatra!)
32-31 BC (not ours but MY oldest Roman Coin!)
Legion X
ANT AVG IIII VIR R P C
Praetorian Galley
LEG X, Two Standards with Eagle.

This Coin was minted for the Xth Legion by Mark Antony to gain their support in the coming Parthian Campaign. What a thought; that a Xth Roman Legionary was given this in such an historic period of history & some how it made its way to England after the invasion of AD43 (74+ years later).

I'm extremely happy to fill in another hole in my collection.

 

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[1digger]

Amazing. Having just caught "Gladiator" on TV (a re-watch of course), the images of the Roman war machine are still in my mind. I'm assuming a Roman barge on the coin? Fantastic.

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool coin. I like the ship on it.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Just think--if you had served in Legion X they could have called you Cru-X Very nice coin!

 

[Argentium]

Wow , what a coin ! Amazing find yet again !!! Yep , that's what it's all about right there .

 

[pepperj]

Which Legion was it? X?

I assume at Colchester?

Yes on both Cru, I was told it was used as pay to the soldier for one day's work/service.
Ontario Jim's double gold hunt

 

[CRUSADER]

Amazing. Having just caught "Gladiator" on TV (a re-watch of course), the images of the Roman war machine are still in my mind. I'm assuming a Roman barge on the coin? Fantastic.

It's called a Praetorian Galley (Roman Boat).

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes on both Cru, I was told it was used as pay to the soldier for one day's work/service.
Ontario Jim's double gold hunt

Yes, a denarius was a days pay but I think in this early period, it was more like 2 days pay.

I looked at yours & it looks to be a XII not X, still a great coin, far from home.

 

[pepperj]

Yes, a denarius was a day pay but I think in this early period, it was more like 2 days pay.

Interesting that it was the Xth as well, because there are many legionary numbers down at this time.

Is there a reference that you know off hand that would give a value for consumables or other items for the time period?

 

[CRUSADER]

Is there a reference that you know off hand that would give a value for consumables or other items for the time period?

I looked at your picture & changed my post. Yours is a XIIth Legion.

I don't know of any good reference books that have prices as well, other than coin books.

 

[pepperj]

I looked at your picture & changed my post. Yours is a XIIth Legion.

I don't know of any good reference books that have prices as well, other than coin books.

Thanks for pointing that one out, as I hadn't even noticed the II part of the image.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Cru, this is a fantastic coin. I don't have to confirm that for you, you already know.

Such a great piece of Roman history, right there in your hand. Congratulations on getting an early one!

Cheers,

Buck

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Can see why you're happy with that find. Great Silver coin.

 

[Jeff H]

Mind boggling find! Man you are of to a sizzling start on those harvested fields.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Can't get too much more history from a single coin, outstanding! Congrats and HH, Mike

 

[granthansen]

Huge congrats!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

Mind boggling find! Man you are of to a sizzling start on those harvested fields.

With the Saxon stuff, it's a much better start than expected because our good fields don't come online until about Sep.

 

[CRUSADER]

Can't get too much more history from a single coin, outstanding! Congrats and HH, Mike

Thanks, your not wrong, it's one we hoped for but thought was impossible.

That's what detecting is all about - realising dreams!