ROPSLEY

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Location

County

Lincolnshire

Region

East Midlands

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.89699 / -0.52563 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

20554

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/20554

Hoard name

ROPSLEY

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

16 Mar 2018

Total number of coins

522

Summary

522 denarii (Mark Antony – Faustina II), found in a vessel on a field.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Returned to the finder and sold
Closing reign (earliest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (earliest)

152
Closing reign (latest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (latest)

152
Opening year (earliest)

-32
Opening year (latest)

-31
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Grey ware vessel

An Alice Holt ware vessel, from the New Forest region, dating the the first half of the 2nd century AD.

References

Reference

Anonymous - The Ropsley hoard

Reference

Anonymous - The Ropsley Hoard - Sold

Comment

133 coins at data level

M. Spoerri (March 2023). Updated by C. Gazdac (Nov. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

ROPSLEY

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Grey ware vessel

An Alice Holt ware vessel, from the New Forest region, dating the the first half of the 2nd century AD.

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ROPSLEY

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Grey ware vessel

An Alice Holt ware vessel, from the New Forest region, dating the the first half of the 2nd century AD.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire