BARLASTON 2016

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Location

City

Barlaston

Address

Stafford (District)

County

Staffordshire

Region

West Midlands

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.946304624479 / -2.1575405305435 / 0 view

Location details

Centred on village/city

Information

21535

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21535

Hoard name

BARLASTON 2016

Alternative names

Barlaston II

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

13 May 2016

(to)

20 May 2016

Total number of coins

1066

Summary

A hoard of 1,166 antoniniani (radiates) to AD 276 or later was found 4 m away from Barlaston 2015. The hoard was contained in the base of a greyware vessel. The coins were removed from the pot in 8 layers, and the contents of these and two groups from the scatter outside the pot were sorted by emperor to assess whether there was any stratification of the coins within the pot. Although the bulk of the hoard dates to the reign of the Tetrici (AD 271-274), the latest coin is an ancient forgery of an issue of the emperor Florian (AD 276) with a reverse prototype associated with Tetricus II. The hoard contains few irregular radiates and copies of the coins of Divus Claudius, but a relatively high proportion of coins with good silver content.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Hanley
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

271
Opening year (earliest)

238
Opening year (latest)

239
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Depositional context

Ploughsoil

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The vessel was made of greyware. It seems to be a wheel-made ware with a slight foot pedestal. There are wire marks on the base and some incised lines around the foot. The interior is ridged and the exterior is smooth. It has a base diameter of 103.9 mm. The vessel only survives up to 71 mm in height.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/787746

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Uploaded by C. Gazdac (Dec. 2025).

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