LEICESTER (WHITE FRIARS)

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Location

Address

City of Leicester (District)

County

City of Leicester

Region

East Midlands

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Ratae

Lat/Long/Alt

52.630665 / -1.1444982 / 57.1 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

1206

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1206

Hoard name

LEICESTER (WHITE FRIARS)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Apr 1718

(to)

2 Apr 1718

Total number of coins

Summary

An earthen jug filled with approximately three pints or two quarts of ancient Roman coins was discovered while excavating a cellar for a new house, approximately six feet below the surface. Nummi of Diocletian, Constantine I, Constantine II, Constantius II, Valentinian I, Gratian, Theodosius I, Arcadius and Honorius. The inclusion of "Titus and Trajan" in a hoard ending with Honorius seems doubtful.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Theodosius
Terminal year (earliest)

395
Closing reign (latest)

House of Theodosius
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

294
Opening year (latest)

305
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Urban

Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

The jug was of common materials and its mouth about an inch in diameter

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1150

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-9EC566

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1554

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 (July 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

LEICESTER (WHITE FRIARS)

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

The jug was of common materials and its mouth about an inch in diameter

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

LEICESTER (WHITE FRIARS)

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

The jug was of common materials and its mouth about an inch in diameter

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire