An unusual Roman hard from the Uttarcht
It seems that a collection of Roman and British coins found in the Netherlands and 43 are linked to the invasion of Britain on the UK. Studies on the surrounding conditions of this major historical event are shedding new light. Matthew Simmands learned more from Jasper de Brune.
In October 2023, two metal detectors began searching for a field in Bonk area of Uttarich Province. On his face, his goal was no promise to find the Roman era. Although the wider region as part of the lower German border was a home of a major military presence or LimeThe field in question was removed from any famous Roman era. It was also clearly boogie, a standard that appeared to be exactly the same during ancient, which did not make this field quite suitable for ancient settlement or agriculture. Despite these shortcomings, expecting a coin storage through detectors, which indicates unusual first for the Netherlands, but also for continental Europe as a whole. With a collection of gold coins from the UK, which they found contained gold and silver Roman problems. These narrators named the Iron Age King Consiblin and were attacked at his power base in Camolodonum, which is now known as Colichter. In this hybrid assembly of Roman and British coins, Safulic’s Heelingham Hall is only parallel to a close parallel. This spectacular combination and the history of the latest coins in the hoard, 46-47, seemingly made a relationship with the Roman victory of the United Kingdom under the unprecedented Emperor Claudius.
There were 381 coins in the initial number of initially exported by detectors. The Find’s formal heritage of the landscape was reported about the archaeological archaeological hotline, followed by 23 more coins during the Archaeological Fields after the Dutch National Cultural Heritage Agency. The most likely explanation is that all coins came from the same repository, which had gathered in a small pit, in a remote area that was otherwise empty of archaeological features or search. Storage contents included 288 silver coins, 72 gold, and 44 British gold statistics. At the time of collecting, the total value of these coins is the annual wage of a army soldier – a clean amount of someone’s calculation. The coins were widely accelerated, which dominates the Republican era problems with silver coins, which is the oldest up to 200 BC. Under Juba I, a single coin, which is the king of Naomidia, from 60 BC to 46 BC, can also be counted in their numbers. The Emperor runs back up to Augustus (27 BCC-AD 14), and includes examples produced by Tiberis (AD 14-38) and Claudes (AD 41-54), but not Claudius’ predecessor Keligola (AD 38-41). Although the name of the British sculptures is only the name of the Consiblinin, which ruled a group known as Catuvelauni from almost AD AD 5 to AD 40, but it is believed that the four coins were later released and the symbols of his sons were added. After that, what can we learn from the presence of this single gathering in an unimportant corner in terms of any other archeology in the Netherlands?
Keligola and Claudes
To understand the events that eventually lead to storage, we have to turn to the era of Emperor Keligola. The ancient literature has introduced it as an unexpected leader who is interested in the pursuit of wild schemes, and the acquisition of Britain. It was reportedly ended in an unusual incident when Caligola prepared its forces on the northern coast of Britain’s anti -Britain, and then ordered its troops to collect the sessions as a richness of its victory over the oceans. Given Caligola’s manifestation, it would be natural to doubt that this strange spectacle was the result of a royal turmoil in which a lot of preparations were made to invade the UK. Archeology, though, tells a different story.
Jasper de Bruyan, a Roman collection curator in Rigksmosium Wayne Odhaden at Laden (Antiquities Dutch National Museum), says that the importance of the lower Rhine region for the Roman invasion of the UK is a relatively recent discovery, which is the last of the Roman Museums in Laden (Dutch National Museum). It has long been praised that a clear number of coins released under Caligola has been found in many Roman fortresses in the area, though these bases are generally considered later on the basis. We know that in 41, after the murder of Calgola, its coins were dropped out of circulation. Finally, people began to think that the easiest explanation for the presence of many coins was that they had lost their use before they were withdrawn from use – that is, in its time. After that, 20 years ago, Alfan Annan Dan Rajan’s small Roman fortress was excavated and achieved 40-41 AD dendrokronical dates, which shows that for it the wood came from the trees under the Calgola. We also have a new denderconchological history from Lashkar -e -Fort in Welconberg, which shows that it was built in AD 40. It fits with her Roman name – Pretorium Agripini – apparently referring to Caligola’s mother. ‘
‘In the upper part of it, after his death, after his decision to erase Caligola’s name, many of his coins were given a very special new counter, which briefed the new Emperor Claudius. The presence of many of these coins in the lower Rhine shows that there were already a lot of people in this period of transfer – especially the soldiers. Now, Rhine himself did not have the edge of Roman control in the region at that time: Wilson had another north fort. So, why suddenly it will need to create a line for the fortresses of the safety transport corridor? Now we think that this new network of fortresses was initially established by Keligola to prepare for the UK victory. Finally, it was the Emperor Claudius who was about to benefit. ‘
Further information
The original 381 coins found in the hard -fold are now on a permanent display in the ‘Rogerlands’ gallery in the Roman Times, Laden’s Rajaksmosim Van Odhoden. Partners of the project include the Heritage Heritage of the Earth’s Heritage Archaeological Hotline and the Dutch National Cultural Heritage Agency. CWA Jasper de Browin is grateful.
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