THORNBURY 2004

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Location

City

Thornbury (Parish)

Address

South Gloucestershire (District)

County

South Gloucestershire

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.607675 / -2.5212451 / 44.8 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

1937

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1937

Hoard name

THORNBURY 2004

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

7 Mar 2004

(to)

7 Mar 2004

Total number of coins

11460

Summary

11 antoniniani (radiates) and 11,449 nummi to 348 and pot. A very large mid-Constantinian hoard, but typical in composition: all but about 2% consist of the very common nummus issues of the AD 330s (the Urbs Roma and Constantinopolis commemoratives and the Gloria Exercitus type in the names of Constantine I and his sons). The latest coins are of the 2 Victories type, giving a tpq of AD 348. The coins were found inside a now fragmented, large, wheel-made jar made from very hard grayware. Greywares were common coarse wares made throughout the Roman period. The shape is common for 3rd/4th century grey ware jars.

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Discovery method

Gardening
Land Use

Garden
Disposition

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
Finder(s)

K. Allen
Comment

Whilst digging a pond.
Closing reign (earliest)

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

347
Closing reign (latest)

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

348
Opening year (earliest)

260
Opening year (latest)

268
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Good
Findspot rating

Good

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The coins were found inside a now fragmented, large, wheel-made jar made from very hard grayware. Greywares were common coarse wares made throughout the Roman period. The shape is common for 3rd/4th century grey ware jars.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1854

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-E4B3BA

References

Reference

2005 - Coin Hoards 2005: Ancient Hoards

Ref

Reference

2006 - Treasure Annual Report 2004

Ref

450

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

THORNBURY 2004

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The coins were found inside a now fragmented, large, wheel-made jar made from very hard grayware. Greywares were common coarse wares made throughout the Roman period. The shape is common for 3rd/4th century grey ware jars.

Permalink in other online databases

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

THORNBURY 2004

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The coins were found inside a now fragmented, large, wheel-made jar made from very hard grayware. Greywares were common coarse wares made throughout the Roman period. The shape is common for 3rd/4th century grey ware jars.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
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