SHIPHAM

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Location

City

Shipham (Parish)

Address

Sedgemoor (District)

County

Somerset

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.318238 / -2.8192931 / 72.3 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

1899

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1899

Hoard name

SHIPHAM

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1986

(to)

31 Dec 1986

Total number of coins

860

Summary

A hoard of 840 4th century coins down to c. 355, found while digging trenches for drains. All but six coins post-date the reform of AD 348.

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Discovery method

Building work
Disposition

Somerset County Museum (part: 834 coins)
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (earliest)

353
Closing reign (latest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (latest)

361
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Containers belonging to this hoard

Flagon

Colour-coated flagon. Only a small proportion of the vessel was recovered.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1818

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-ECDAB1

References

Reference

Minnitt, S. - 1992 - Shipham, Somerset

Comment

Publication of the hoard (types, mints, weights).

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1305

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 Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SHIPHAM

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Flagon

Colour-coated flagon. Only a small proportion of the vessel was recovered.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SHIPHAM

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Flagon

Colour-coated flagon. Only a small proportion of the vessel was recovered.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire