MILDENHALL 1831

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Location

City

Mildenhall (Parish)

Address

Forest Heath (District)

County

Suffolk

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.364371 / 0.51002189 / 9 view

Location details

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Find spot comment

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Information

2028

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2028

Hoard name

MILDENHALL 1831

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1831

(to)

31 Dec 1832

Total number of coins

1286

Summary

Two vessels of clay containing Roman coins found near a glass vessel with beads. Only one pot was documented. 1,286 coins: 1 denarius, 1,285 antoniniani (radiates): Caracalla - Aurelian.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Closing reign (earliest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (earliest)

270
Closing reign (latest)

Aurelian
Terminal year (latest)

275
Opening year (earliest)

211
Opening year (latest)

277
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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot in the Moyse's Hall Museum, which has the neck broken off, is of hard grey clay with a darker slip and a trellis pattern round the body. The surviving portion stands 6 in. high, and is 5¾ in. wide." The neat footstand is 1¼ in. wide.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1942

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-BD5318

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

726

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 (may 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MILDENHALL 1831

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot in the Moyse's Hall Museum, which has the neck broken off, is of hard grey clay with a darker slip and a trellis pattern round the body. The surviving portion stands 6 in. high, and is 5¾ in. wide." The neat footstand is 1¼ in. wide.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MILDENHALL 1831

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot in the Moyse's Hall Museum, which has the neck broken off, is of hard grey clay with a darker slip and a trellis pattern round the body. The surviving portion stands 6 in. high, and is 5¾ in. wide." The neat footstand is 1¼ in. wide.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire