CORBRIDGE (SITE XII)

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Location

City

Corbridge (Parish)

Address

Northumberland (District)

County

Northumberland

Region

North East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Coriosopitum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coria_(Corbridge)

Lat/Long/Alt

54.970615 / -2.0327732 / 29 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

1610

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1610

Hoard name

CORBRIDGE (SITE XII)

Alternative names

Corbridge site 12

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

18 Sep 1908

(to)

18 Sep 1908

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 48 solidi, ranging from Valentinian to Magnus Maximus, found in or near a small furnace in site 12 in Corbridge. The coins showed no signs of having been subjected to heat, and the furnace must have been abandoned before the date of its deposit.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Disposition

British Museum
Closing reign (earliest)

Magnus Maximus
Terminal year (earliest)

383
Closing reign (latest)

Magnus Maximus
Terminal year (latest)

388
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Site comment

Hoard found in or near a small furnace, site 12 of Corbridge.
Site class

Military

Context

Furnace

Containers belonging to this hoard

Lead sheeting

The coins were wrapped in a lead sheeting.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Gold ring, which had a plain and comparatively small round hoop and a large bezel which once obviously held an engraved gem or the like, and which is ornamented by beading running round it. see Dorothy Charlesworth, in AA (4), XXXIX (1961), 3, 7, 31, no. 96, pl. IV, 13

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1541

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-F7CE15

References

Reference

Craster, H.H.E. and Haverfield, F. - 1912 - Hoards of Roman Gold coins found in Britain I. Second and fourth century hoards found at Corbridge, 1908-1911.

Ref

275-8, 309-12

Comment

types, mints

Reference

Grueber, H. A. - 1913 - The first Corbridge find

Comment

types, mints, figs. of coins

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1473

Reference

Hobbs, R. - 2006 - Late Roman precious metal deposits, c. AD 200-700 : changes over time and space

Ref

1398

Reference

Bland, R. and Loriot, X. - 2010 - Roman and Early Byzantine Gold Coins found in Britain and Ireland

Ref

479

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). Coin level data: G. Green (Oct. 2017)

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

CORBRIDGE (SITE XII)

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Lead sheeting

The coins were wrapped in a lead sheeting.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Gold ring, which had a plain and comparatively small round hoop and a large bezel which once obviously held an engraved gem or the like, and which is ornamented by beading running round it. see Dorothy Charlesworth, in AA (4), XXXIX (1961), 3, 7, 31, no. 96, pl. IV, 13

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

CORBRIDGE (SITE XII)

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Lead sheeting

The coins were wrapped in a lead sheeting.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring Gold ring, which had a plain and comparatively small round hoop and a large bezel which once obviously held an engraved gem or the like, and which is ornamented by beading running round it. see Dorothy Charlesworth, in AA (4), XXXIX (1961), 3, 7, 31, no. 96, pl. IV, 13

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Ring
Gold ring, which had a plain and comparatively small round hoop and a large bezel which once obviously held an engraved gem or the like, and which is ornamented by beading running round it. see Dorothy Charlesworth, in AA (4), XXXIX (1961), 3, 7, 31, no. 96, pl. IV, 13