FRECKENHAM 1948

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Location

City

Freckenham (Parish)

Address

Forest Heath (District)

County

Suffolk

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.320997 / 0.43419214 / 8.9 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

1999

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/1999

Hoard name

FRECKENHAM 1948

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Mar 1948

(to)

31 Mar 1948

Total number of coins

542

Summary

The hoard was discovered in the village of Freckenham, near Mildenhall, in Suffolk. A ploughman, preparing the ground for a crop of sugar beet, turned up and shattered an earthenware pot. It contained nearly 600 coins, and all of these were recovered. 542 nummi: Constantine I - Constantius II.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Disposition

Fitzwilliam Museum (part)
Closing reign (earliest)

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

353
Closing reign (latest)

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

361
Opening year (earliest)

313
Opening year (latest)

324
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Numismatic rating

Good

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The jar has a red coating. The pot is 9 in. tall, with a 2.5 in. base and a 3.5 in. top. The pot was made of red unglazed ware and featured no ornamentation except for a few horizontal lines that were present in the clay before baking.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1913

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-C9D277

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1361

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

FRECKENHAM 1948

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The jar has a red coating. The pot is 9 in. tall, with a 2.5 in. base and a 3.5 in. top. The pot was made of red unglazed ware and featured no ornamentation except for a few horizontal lines that were present in the clay before baking.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

FRECKENHAM 1948

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The jar has a red coating. The pot is 9 in. tall, with a 2.5 in. base and a 3.5 in. top. The pot was made of red unglazed ware and featured no ornamentation except for a few horizontal lines that were present in the clay before baking.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire