The Vale of Pewsey Hoard of Late Roman Silver Coins

Roman Imperial Coinage, Eugenius (392-394), Siliqua, Trier, d n evgeni-vs p f avg, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. virtvs ro-manorvm, Roma seated left on cuirass [Ac], holding reversed spear and Victoriola on globe, tr ps in exergue, 1.92g/12h (Ghey 77, this coin; Hoxne 625; RIC IX p.33, 106(d); RSC 14+a). Hairline surface crack at 3 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine, the reverse variety extremely rare
£400–£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Vale of Pewsey Hoard of Late Roman Silver Coins.

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The Hoxne Hoard contained 379 siliqua of Eugenius minted at Trier as described by RIC 106d. These were further divided by Guest into six subtypes on account of the variations in reverse design common throughout Trier’s second Virtus Romanorvm Series (Hoxne 624-32). Only a single coin of Eugenius with a reverse adhering to variety Ac was included within the Hoxne hoard, indicating that this particular variant was produced on a very limited scale. The Vale of Pewsey Hoard, despite its much smaller size, contains two such examples.