Roman and British coins found in the Netherlands

Bunnik, a village in Utrecht, the Netherlands, found a HO accumulation of 404 Rome and British gold coins. The latest coin was hit at 46-47 AD. It was in good condition and has no wear of circulation. Therefore, the HO accumulation may be buried shortly after 47 AD. UTRCHT), and the first combination of Rome and British coins discovered in continental Europe.

They were discovered by metal detectors Reinier Koelink and Gert-Jan Messelaar in 2023. The two immediately reported to Landschap Heritage Utrecht’s archeological report point that the Dutch Cultural Heritage Bureau subsequently conducted a thorough excavation and investigation. Find the website. They are determined that the area is a wetland on the 1st century waterway. The soil is too wet to build or agriculture. The spatial distribution of coins indicates a single deposit, although later agricultural activities have some scattering.

Most of HO’s accumulation was attacked by 288 Roman Silver Denarii, including 200 to 47 BC, including the king of Numidia Juba I. Among the gold coins, the history of 72 Roman Aurei can be traced back to 19 BC, by 47 AD, and 44 gold medals from England were hit between 5 and 43 AD, and they were hit. They are made of “CVNO” made of gold, silver, and copper alloy. This is the abbreviation of Cunobelinus. Cunobelinus is Cunobelinus. His heir Togodumnus and/or Caratacus ruled about 5 to 40 yuan. 5 to 40 AD.

The scope of the date shows that the statement may have been assigned to the army after Roman conquer Britain. During the emperor’s rule of Emperor Claudi (R.41–54R.41-54), two nearest coins were hit in 47 AD, and they were hit with the same mold, and they were in a mint state. Essence This shows that they are part of a batch of coins used for military salary. HO accumulation may belong to the Roman soldiers who invaded England from Roman coins (as salary) (as salary)salary) And English coins are used as distributed loot (DonatimTo.

Large -sized and high -proportion gold coins pointed out that this is a salary of a centurion -like, not a senior official of soldiers. It is estimated that the total value of the coin converted to the silver Denarii (the standard surface of the military salary) is 2,401. A soldier’s annual salary is 938 Denarii; a centurion is 3,375.

Bunnik is located along the northern border of the Roman Empire along the lower Germanic Limes, but it is not near the main fortresses and cities such as the UTRCHT and ULPIA Noviomagus (Nijmegen). There is a Castellum (a watch tower), which is absorbed by Claudius. To reasonably, the Roman army, which conquered England from 43-47 AD, may pass this place after returning to the European continent.

These coins have been assigned to the National Antiques Museum of Leiden, where researchers and publics in the “Roman Dutch” gallery can be used.