GODMANCHESTER 1956

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Location

City

Godmanchester (Parish)

Address

Huntingdonshire (District)

County

Cambridgeshire

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Durovigutum

Lat/Long/Alt

52.314113 / -0.18239084 / 12.1 view

Location details

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Information

100

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Hoard name

GODMANCHESTER 1956

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1956

Total number of coins

Summary

"The most important find of the recent excavations at Godmanchester is a hoard of Romano-British jewellery and coins. The site is that of a large Roman building, probably the bath suite of an inn.. The hoard was found scattered amongst the rubble of a rubbish pit which lay just outside the south front of the building. The pottery from this pit was fragmentary and varied widely in date. The latest pieces, however, are comparable with forms dating from the late third to the mid-fourth century from St. Ives and elsewhere. The third-century building evidently had been destroyed by fire during this period. Some of its broken glass was found, together with other building rubbish in the pit. The pit may have been dug during the clearing up process after the disaster. The composition of the hoard suggests that it was the contents of a woman's jewel box, although no such container was found."

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Disposition

Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Closing reign (earliest)

Allectus
Terminal year (earliest)

293
Closing reign (latest)

Allectus
Terminal year (latest)

296
Opening year (earliest)

41
Opening year (latest)

54
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Date of context (from)

300
Date of context (to)

350
Site class

Urban

Context

Bath house

Depositional context

Pit

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Objects belonging to this hoard

Chain
Gold chain with répoussé pendant. Double looped links and twisted wire clasp. L.: 9 inches. No wt. given.

Intaglio
Nicolo intaglio: Ganymede stg. r.

Intaglio
Blue intaglio gem

Cameo
Cameo (?) with silver coating

Bead
Glass bead, on a bronze wire

Brooch
Bronze brooch, with spring

Finger ring
5 plain finger rings; 1 AR, 4 AE

Pin
Bronze pin, broken

Pin
Plain bone pins

Bracelet
Shale bracelet (fragment)

Metal fragment
Bronze fragments

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/93

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-D42B3E

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

915

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (Dec. 2024).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

GODMANCHESTER 1956

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Chain
Gold chain with répoussé pendant. Double looped links and twisted wire clasp. L.: 9 inches. No wt. given.

Intaglio
Nicolo intaglio: Ganymede stg. r.

Intaglio
Blue intaglio gem

Cameo
Cameo (?) with silver coating

Bead
Glass bead, on a bronze wire

Brooch
Bronze brooch, with spring

Finger ring
5 plain finger rings; 1 AR, 4 AE

Pin
Bronze pin, broken

Pin
Plain bone pins

Bracelet
Shale bracelet (fragment)

Metal fragment
Bronze fragments

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