MINDRUM

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Location

Address

Northumberland (District)

County

Northumberland

Region

North East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

55.581313 / -2.2870826 / 178.5 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

1595

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1595

Hoard name

MINDRUM

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Apr 1826

(to)

30 Apr 1826

Total number of coins

627

Summary

On the farm of Mindrum, in Northumberland, on the very borders of the parish of Yetholm, in Roxburghshire, a brass urn containing 600 Roman silver coins was found. 27 denarii were documented: Mark Antony-Marcus Aurelius.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Finder(s)

Mr. Thompson
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

161
Closing reign (latest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (latest)

180
Opening year (earliest)

-32
Opening year (latest)

-31
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Military

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

The neck is long, measuring 7 inches high and 5 inches wide at its widest point.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1526

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-D01B25

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

274

Reference

Dymowski, A. - 2020 - Roman imperial hoards of denarii from the European barbaricum

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435

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 (Aug. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MINDRUM

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

The neck is long, measuring 7 inches high and 5 inches wide at its widest point.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MINDRUM

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

The neck is long, measuring 7 inches high and 5 inches wide at its widest point.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire