HAXBY B

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Location

City

Haxby (Parish)

Address

York (District)

County

York

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

54.041608 / -1.1005255 / 18.28 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

15036

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/15036

Hoard name

HAXBY B

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

17 Aug 1993

(to)

19 Aug 1993

Total number of coins

403

Summary

330 bronze nummi to AD 356 in a pot. Multiple addenda: 15 nummi (1994-5); 54 nummi (1996-2003); 4 nummi (2006 T8). A grey coarse-ware vessel, the base of which was found in an upright position adjacent to the pot containing Haxby A (CHRE 2388). Further sherds of the vessel, which was perhaps broken by ploughing, were recovered along with the coins.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Yorkshire Museum (part)
Finder(s)

Les Alison, Roy Hunt
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantius II
Terminal year (earliest)

353
Closing reign (latest)

Constantius II
Terminal year (latest)

356
Opening year (earliest)

286
Opening year (latest)

293
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Depositional context

Ploughsoil

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A grey coarse-ware vessel, the base of which was found in an upright position

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2619

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-9D1D6C

References

Reference

Barclay, C. - 1997 - Haxby, North Yorkshire: 2 radiates and 506 nummi to AD 348 and 1 radiate and 329 nummi to AD 356

Ref

398, 402-405

Reference

Barclay, C. - 2009 - Haxby B addenda, York

Ref

304-305

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 (Oct. 2025)

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

HAXBY B

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A grey coarse-ware vessel, the base of which was found in an upright position

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

HAXBY B

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

A grey coarse-ware vessel, the base of which was found in an upright position

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire