I have a lot of coins from LRB hoards, so I figured I would post some (in no particular order) with a little info about the hoards.
Langtoft I
Galerius
A.D. 298- 299
26x28mm 9.3g
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear.
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae; B in left, #10038; in right.
In ex. TR
RIC VI Trier 360
Ex Phil Peck (AKA Morris Collection)
Ex Langtoft I hoard
UK Treasure Annual Report 2000:
Item 255: Langtoft A, East Yorkshire: 976 Roman base-silver coins and pot.
Deposited: About 305 AD
Finders: Messrs P. Rennoldson, S. Best and J. Haley
Date of Discovery: September 24, 2000
Circumstances of Discovery: While searching with metal detectors
Description: 976 base-silver denarii, radiates and large nummi
Radiates:
Valerian I (253-60 AD) - 1
Gallienus (253-68 AD) - 59
Salonina (Wife of Gallienus) - 6
Claudius II (268-70 AD) - 72
Postumus (260-69 AD) - 1
Victorinus (269-70 AD) - 1
Quintillus (270 AD) - 6
Aurelian (270-75 AD) - 34
Severina (Wife of Aurelian) - 4
Tacitus (275-76 AD) - 68
Florian (276 AD) - 5
Probus (276-82 AD) - 172
Carus (282-83 AD) - 4
Carinus as caesar - 3
Numerian (283-84 AD) - 5
Carinus (283-85 AD) - 7
Carausius (287-93 AD) - 1
Allectus (293-96 AD) - 1
Diocletian (284-93 AD) - 61
Maximian (285-93 AD) - 61
Galerius as caesar - 2
Uncertain - 1
Denarii:
Aurelian - 1
Severina - 2
Full-weight nummi:
Diocletian - 107
Maximian - 77
Constantius I as caesar - 109
Galerius as caesar - 97
Uncertain - 8
Martok Hoardconsisting of some 425 Roman coins from the Constantinian period found in 2012 buried in a pot in Martok, UK.
Constantine I
A.D. 319-20
AE nummus 18x19mm 2.5g
CONSTANT-INVS AVG -- high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm
VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP -- two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield/wreath inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with the letter I.
In ex. BSIS star
RIC VII Siscia 95
The Bourton-on-the-Water Hoarddiscovered in 1970 in England. The main part of this Constantinian hoard consisted of 2,707 coins and the majority were Sol issues from London and Trier. It was probably buried shortly after the coin reform which introduced the VLPP series, so circa A.D. 318-19
The obverse legend of this coin is not listed in RIC...RIC only records this coin with the longer IMP LICINIVS P F AVG legend
Licinius I
A.D. 315-316
21mm 3.8g
IMP LICINIVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right
GENIO POP ROM; Genius holding patera and cornucopiae, A-S across fields.
In ex. PTR
cf. RIC VII Trier 85; BOW Hoard #2318 (this coin)
"Bourton-on-the-Water (Gloucestershire) Hoard of Constantinian Folles", Numismatic Chronicle 1973
Chapmanslade Hoarddiscovered on 18 January 1993 in Chapmanslade in Wiltshire. It comprised 5,200 coins with all but 12 issued after A.D. 317 and the latest coins were from A.D. 337.
Crispus
A.D. 321- 323
18mm 2.3gm
IVL CRISPVS NOB C; bust l., helmeted, cuir., shield on l. shoulder, Victory on globe in r. hand.
BEATA TRANQVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars.
In ex. [P]TR crescent
RIC VII Trier -- ; RMBT 247; Chapmanslade CHRB X 238 (this coin)
Interestingly, as I was reading in CHRB about this hoard, there was a section about coins that were not in RIC. This coin (#238) was not listed. I read on and saw that they considered this coin an unofficial issue.
However, there is another example, die matched with this one, that clearly shows they are official.
According to "Die Römische Münzserie Beata Tranquillitas in der Prägestätte Trier 321-323" (RMBT), though hesitatingly with ?'s, the shield is engraved with Constantine I seated beside Crispus with Constantine II in between.
Freckenham Hoard of 1948contained almost 600 Constantinian era coins
Constantius II
A.D. 348- 350
21mm 5.0g
DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Emperor in military dress stg. l., holding phoenix on globe and standard with [Chi-Rho]; in stern sits Victory, steering ship.
In ex. SLG
cf. RIC VIII Lyons 69
unofficial issue
Chitry Hoarddiscovered in 2007 in France. It contained around 2500 bronze coins from the late 3rd century to the early 4th century.
Constantine I
A.D. 312- 313
20mm 3.4g
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys over l. shoulder; in left field #10038;
in ex. PLN
RIC VI London 279; LMCC 8.01.006
Ex tresor de Chitry, #701
1873 Little Orme's Head HoardThe hoard was found on the northern coast of Wales and had about 5,000 coins from Western mints, starting with coins from Carausius and ending with coins of Constantine I and Licinius I.
Constantine I
A.D. 314
19x22mm 2.7g
CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder; across fields S-F.
in ex. PLN
RIC VII London 15; LMCC 8.02.023
Nether Compton Hoard"This massive hoard of 22,670 Roman coins was found by Mike Pittard while metal detecting in a field near Nether Compton on 19 February 1989. The field is by the side of a trackway, the other side of which is a known Roman building. The actual finding of the hoard was photographed and the report was published in The Searcher magazine (Issue 44, April 1989). The hoard was deposited with the Yeovil Museum by the finder in 1989. It was subsequently returned to the finder, sold, and dispersed through the trade in 1994. No detailed record was made of the contents of the hoard. The pottery vessel and some 33 additional coins that had remained stuck to the pot were donated to the museum and remain there. Although the Nether Compton Hoard was never recorded or published, a limited amount of information has been gleaned from people who have handled it or part of it. It was a very large mid-Constantinian hoard and typical in composition, with all but about 7% consisting of the very common bronze issues of the AD 330s (the Urbs Roma and Constantinopolis commemoratives and the Gloria Exercitus type in the names of Constantine I and his sons). There were no coins of the two Victories type, suggesting that the hoard was deposited around AD 339."
Constantinopolis
A.D. 332- 333
18mm 2.5gm
Obv: uniface—striking error
Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding long scepter in r. hand, and resting l. hand on shield.
in ex. TRP star
RIC VII Trier 548
1895 Bishop's Wood hoardThe hoard was discovered at Bishop's Wood, near Ross-on-Wye, just across the Herefordshire border and within the surroundings of the Forest of Dean. It was uncovered in a rough walling built against the hillside by workmen who were in the process of repairing a road and who struck an earthenware vessel containing the coins. The accidental strike from a pick broke the jar and scattered its contents in various directions.
Included with the hoard is a reprint of the article from the Numismatic Chronicle of 1896 where 17,550 coins were listed in total and a reprint of 'Notes on a Great Hoard of Roman Coins found at Bishop's Wood in 1895' from the "Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society", vol. XIX, both written by Mary Bagnall- Oakeley.
the pot on the labels is the one the hoard was discovered in
Bikic-Do HoardThis hoard was discovered in Serbia in 1952. There were 10,590 coins, mostly from Eastern mints. 22 coins dated before A.D. 318 and 9 after A.D. 324. There were no Licinius IOVI types retarrifed to 12 and a half.
Constantine II
A.D. 319- 320
18x19mm 3.5g
CONSTANT-INVS IVN NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
VICT•LAETAE PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding wreath inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with what looks like a circle, though it should be an S.
In ex. ΓSIS star
RIC VII Siscia --
RIC does not list this emission with the longer obverse legend, only N C versus NOB C.
Ex-Peter Weiß
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Weiß_(Historiker)
Plate coin for Bikic;-Do Hoard #387
Sirmium VIII. etudes de Numismatique Danubienne: Tresors, Lingots, Imitations. Monnaies de Fouilles IV au XII Siècle (Rome: Ecole francaise de Rome, 1978)
Mildenhall Hoard of 1833discovered in 1833. There were 1,286 coins from the 3rd century. One was a denarius of Caracalla and the rest were antoniniani from Valerian to Aurelian.
the coins are in fairly rough condition, not surprising though because when they were discovered they were a "badly rusted mass of coins"
the Probus was not part of the hoard; but was discovered nearby.
the example below is interesting because it is not in RIC for the bust (head with slight drapery) but is in Göbl
Gallienus
A.D. 264- 265
AE Antoninianus
18x20mm 2.4g
GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head left with slight drapery over right shoulder.
IOVI CONSERVA; Jupiter stg. l.; holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at foot eagle; in left field S.
RIC Vi Mediolanum 486 var.; Göbl 1037L
The Carleton St Peter Hoard
Constantine I
A.D. 323-4
19mm 3.5g
CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right.
SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to r.; C in left field
In ex. PLG crescent
RIC VII Lyons 214
Falmouth Hoard of 1865The Falmouth hoard of approximately 600-1000 roman bronze coins of the 3rd & 4th Century AD was found on farmland near Falmouth while ploughing on the 18th April 1865.
Constantius I
A.D. 296-303
25x27mm 9.1g
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae.
No mintmark
RIC VI London 14a/20; LMCC 2.01.010
Rauceby Hoard 2017This hoard was discovered in the UK in 2017 and totaled 3,099 coins. Two coins were radiates (before A.D. 282) and the rest were struck from A.D. 294- 307. The majority are from western mints.London (875) Trier (1459) and Lyon (468).
I have about a dozen coins from this hoard; but like this one since it is from Carthage...quite a journey to England.
Diocletian
A.D. 297
26mm 9.1g
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right.
FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN; Africa standing left, holding labarum and tusk; at feet, lion with captured bull, in left field A
in ex. PKP
RIC VI Carthage 21a
Epfig Hoardclose to 14,000 coins discovered by construction workers in Epfig, France in 2010.
Cridling Stubbs HoardThe Cridling Stubbs Hoard was discovered in the UK in 1967. There were over 3,300 coins with 14 minted before A.D. 324 and the earliest was a coin of Tetricus from A.D. 270- 275. The majority were struck between A.D. 330- 346.
Constantius II
A.D. 327- 328
#1236; nummus 19mm 3.6g
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; camp gate with two turrets and #10038; between them.
in ex. STRE
RIC VII Trier 506
some references
"Coin hoards from Roman Britain" is a series of 13 volumes and I thought it would be worthwhile to list the volumes that LRB people might find interesting. I did not list anything about volumes 4 and 6 because I don't have them since I heard that there are not any LRB hoards in them. I did not list every hoard in each volume as some have numerous hoards, for example-- vol 12 has 55 hoards.
CHRB 1. Chorleywood hoard 4,358 coins mid-4th 330-348 Hamble hoard 2,494 A.D. 330- 335
CHRB 2. Bicester hoard 440 coins A.D. 317- 348
CHRB 3. Blackmoor Hoard 29, 773 coins circa A.D. 293
CHRB 4. ---
CHRB 5. Has some LRB hoards, but I don't know which ones.
CHRB 6. ---
CHRB 7. several LRB hoards, mostly Constantinian. 18 hoards in total, the largest is the Cae Bardd of 4716 plus 271 coins ending A.D. 328
CHRB 8. 18 hoards, the main one and focus of the book is The Normanby Hoard of Roman 3rd Century Antoninianii 47,898 third century radiates A.D. 253- 284
CHRB 9. Chalfont Hoard 6,628 coins, mostly debased ants from the later 3rd century.
CHRB 10. 60 hoards, at least 20 of interest to LRB enthusiasts. Chapmanslade had 5,200 to A.D. 337
CHRB 11. early Imperial period through AD 235
CHRB 12. 55 hoards, maybe half would be of interest to LRB collectors most famous are Langtoft II of 923 coins ending in the 320's and the Grassmoor Hoard of 1422 coins ending in A.D. 340
CHRB 13. Gloucester Hoard over 15,000 coins A.D. 270- 293. Includes two smaller hoards of Carausius and Allectus.
Wikipedia has a page on some of these coin hoards-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...reat_Britain
"This long-awaited inventory collates material from more than 1,900 coin hoards, comprising c.640,000 coins, found in Britain and dating from the 1st to early 5th century AD. Robertson describes it as `a corpus amenable to unlimited exploitation'. Entries are listed chronologically by Emperor and include descriptions of the coins, details on the find spots, the containers of the hoards and objects found in association. This large volume forms an important source of reference for Roman Britain and numismatic studies in general, and highlights the continued practice of hoarding throughout the Roman occupation of Britain."
lots of interesting information and fun trivia like how the writer of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle recorded that in the year 418 the Romans collected all the hoards of coins that were in Britain and hid some in the earth and carried some with them to Gaul.
or the story of how in 1858 farmworkers found the Cowlam hoard while plowing..."The twelve lads who were ploughing all wanted some (coins) in their pockets...you should have seen the lads reaching over the pankin, and scrimpin the money in...They said "We'll nivver work na mair."
how about this-- did people in antiquity collect coins? Well, "In 1794, was also found at Rowley Regis, an earthen globe, containing about 1200 similar coins in silver, which, when all together, formed a complete series of Roman emperors." Gent. Mag. 1796
Posted 12/18/2025 09:27 am
