TUDDENHAM

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Location

Address

Suffolk Coastal (District)

County

Suffolk

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.095976 / 1.1958078 / 21.5 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2050

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Hoard name

TUDDENHAM

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jun 1938

(to)

31 Jul 1939

Total number of coins

114

Summary

A hoard of 114 siliquae was found, with a gold ring, blue-stone inset, in an earthenware pot in a sandpit at Tuddenham St. Martin, Suffolk: Constantius II - Honorius. 99 of the coins were clipped.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Other
Disposition

Ipswich Museum (102 coins); British Museum (12)
Closing reign (earliest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (earliest)

395
Closing reign (latest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

351
Opening year (latest)

361
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot was of hard grey ware, 3 3/8 in. high and 3 ½ in. in diameter, with a globular body decorated with burnished vertical lines.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring
The figure standing towards the front, very probably Mars or some other deity, was intended, but the body has been gouged away. Nicolo paste. 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm. Flat. Oval. Set in a gold ring.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1964

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-35C19C

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1593

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

TUDDENHAM

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot was of hard grey ware, 3 3/8 in. high and 3 ½ in. in diameter, with a globular body decorated with burnished vertical lines.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring
The figure standing towards the front, very probably Mars or some other deity, was intended, but the body has been gouged away. Nicolo paste. 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm. Flat. Oval. Set in a gold ring.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

TUDDENHAM

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The pot was of hard grey ware, 3 3/8 in. high and 3 ½ in. in diameter, with a globular body decorated with burnished vertical lines.

Objects belonging to this hoard

Gold ring The figure standing towards the front, very probably Mars or some other deity, was intended, but the body has been gouged away. Nicolo paste. 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm. Flat. Oval. Set in a gold ring.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Gold ring
The figure standing towards the front, very probably Mars or some other deity, was intended, but the body has been gouged away. Nicolo paste. 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm. Flat. Oval. Set in a gold ring.