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The gap between the fifth century and those of the seventh century is significant. Presumably all of this fill came from some dump the latest part of which was of the middle of the seventh century. Out of 15 legible coins, that 9 are of the middle of the seventh century is of significance. That these late coins were dropped by late comers into this cave is very improbably because the entrance were all closed v. Daniel XX-5 for closing of flagstones. That these stones could have been removed and replaced subsequently is possible but improbable Quro bono. That this cellar might have been entered from the cistern east of room W is also possible but this cistern was probably closed earlier, this to there were be investigated later. However as at least two other gold objects M 724, M 723, and one gold coin, it is highly probable that all the fill is of one period, that is was all dumped into this cellar at the same time.
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20 Coins in cellar under flagstones.
28 coins.
C 2082-3-4-5-6-7-9, 2090-1-2- -5-6-7-8-9, 2100-2-3-5-6-8-9, C 2110-1-2-8, C 2124-5, C 2719
13 illeg.
C 2086-7, C 2095-7, C 2719, C 2102, C 2102-3-9, C 2110-1-2, C 2124-5.
2 Constantine I (2083 (337) C 2096 337-340 C 2108 1 Constantine II C 2108 337-340
2. Theodosius I 379-395 C 2089 or C 2105. Arcadius 395-408 E 2
1 Honorius 395-423 C 2106
1 Heraclius (Gold) 610-641 C 2098 "
8 Constans II 641-668 C 2082 C 2084-5 N.B. C 2084-5 C 2090-1-2 dated 663-6 C 2100 C 2118 C 2100 C 2090-1, 651-6 C 2118, 657-8 C 2092, 651-64
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain