MARKET DRAYTON

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Location

Address

Shropshire (District)

County

Shropshire

Region

West Midlands

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.87545 / -2.4917486 / 105.3 view

Location details

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Information

1829

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1829

Hoard name

MARKET DRAYTON

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

2 Apr 2009

(to)

2 Apr 2009

Total number of coins

175

Summary

1 denarius, 173 antoniniani (radiates) and 1 sestertius to Carausius found with a metal detector. The coins were scattered within a 10 m radius (most were within 1 m) above and between two large slabs of sandstone.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

British Museum (2 coins); the rest returned to finder
Closing reign (earliest)

Carausius
Terminal year (earliest)

286
Closing reign (latest)

Carausius
Terminal year (latest)

290
Opening year (earliest)

69
Opening year (latest)

79
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

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Ten sherds of Roman pottery were found with the hoard. Six of the sherds come from the same vessel and consist of five body and one rim sherd of a vessel, probably a small jar.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1749

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-689C19

References

Reference

2010 - Coin Hoards 2010: Ancient Hoards. Britain

Ref

Reference

Abdy, R. - 2010 - Market Drayton, Shropshire, 173 copper alloy radiates, 1 denarius & 1 sestertius to AD 290

Ref

131-136

Record created 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

MARKET DRAYTON

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Untitled

Ten sherds of Roman pottery were found with the hoard. Six of the sherds come from the same vessel and consist of five body and one rim sherd of a vessel, probably a small jar.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MARKET DRAYTON

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Untitled

Ten sherds of Roman pottery were found with the hoard. Six of the sherds come from the same vessel and consist of five body and one rim sherd of a vessel, probably a small jar.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire