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Auction: 20123 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 3 - Part I: The Penny: 'From Actium to the Anarchy' (31BC - AD 1154)
Lot: 1526

Plautilla, wife of Caracalla (202-205), AR Denarius, AD 202, Rome, rev. PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing, head right, holding spear and child, 6h (RIC 367; RSC 16), small striking splits, otherwise near extremely fine, with a solid provenance to an insightful Romano-British third Century coin hoard, scarce

Provenance
Sold by Lobel through 'The Phoenix' Newsletter, 2005
DNW 65, 16 March 2005, lot 27 [part]
Holme Hoard, Lincolnshire, deposited c. AD 209 (BM ref. 2003T225 and Treasure Annual Report, 2003, 363 | this coin: no. 300)



The Holme Hoard was discovered on ploughed farmland by Messrs. Robinson and Sparks on the 23 November 2003. The find comprised 408 silver Denarii dating from the 1st Century BC to the Severan period and the fragmentary remains of a storage jar or flagon. Examined by the British Museum, 115 coins were accessioned into the national collection, whilst the remaining 293 were disclaimed and sold at public auction where Lobel acquired the balance en bloc for £4,000 [HP]. All lots are provided with the British Museum hoard number, RIC reference and metric weight.

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