Two Roman coins from the Broinham Hoard
Artist: Roman
Location: Wiltshire Heritage Museum
Date: 361 - 383
Materials: silver
Dimensions: 2 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £400 (Total: £1,600)
Vendor: Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee
Review number: 2920 (1981)
Provenance:
From a hoard of twenty silver miliarenses and 396 silver silquae which was discovered at Bromham in Wiltshire in March 1981 and subsequently declared Treasure Trove at an inquest in Devizes.
Description:
Two coins: 1) A miliarensis of Julian the Apostate. A realistic portrait of the Emperor, with full moustache and beard, on the reverse is a design of victory. 2) A miliarensis of Gracian.
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