Two Roman coins from the Broinham Hoard
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1981
- Dimensions
- 2 cm
- Vendor
- Treasure Trove Reviewing Committee
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.
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.