WICKHAM BROOK

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Location

Address

St. Edmundsbury (District)

County

Suffolk

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.1838 / 0.54372629 / 117.3 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

2059

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2059

Hoard name

WICKHAM BROOK

Data type

Hoard?

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1788

(to)

1 Aug 1788

Total number of coins

Summary

A Roman fibula and coins were ploughed up in a field called 'Four Acre Honeycoomb' belonging to the Lodge Farm, in the parish of Wickham Brooke, about a mile from the fortifications at Lidgate in Suffolk. The coins found with it are principally of Pertinax, Septimius Severus, Probus, Constantine I.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetrarchy (RIC VI)
Terminal year (earliest)

306
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

337
Opening year (earliest)

193
Opening year (latest)

193
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Objects belonging to this hoard

Brooch
An oval Roman fibula. The stone in the centre is designed to imitate an amethyst, although it may not be genuine, and it is raised to a near point. The gold plating which surrounds it is very perfect and appears to have been laid on very thick and is but little defaced by time.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1973

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-2558F2

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1045

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

WICKHAM BROOK

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Brooch
An oval Roman fibula. The stone in the centre is designed to imitate an amethyst, although it may not be genuine, and it is raised to a near point. The gold plating which surrounds it is very perfect and appears to have been laid on very thick and is but little defaced by time.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

WICKHAM BROOK

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Brooch An oval Roman fibula. The stone in the centre is designed to imitate an amethyst, although it may not be genuine, and it is raised to a near point. The gold plating which surrounds it is very perfect and appears to have been laid on very thick and is but little defaced by time.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Brooch
An oval Roman fibula. The stone in the centre is designed to imitate an amethyst, although it may not be genuine, and it is raised to a near point. The gold plating which surrounds it is very perfect and appears to have been laid on very thick and is but little defaced by time.