THROCKLEY

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Location

Address

Newcastle upon Tyne (District)

County

Newcastle upon Tyne

Region

North East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

54.988398 / -1.7827443 / 17.8 view

Location details

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Information

2172

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2172

Hoard name

THROCKLEY

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Sep 1879

(to)

30 Sep 1879

Total number of coins

5023

Summary

At a point where the military road from Newcastle to Carlisle has been made on the ruins of the Wall of Hadrian, and nearly midway between the Roman station of Condercum (Benwell) on the east, and that of Vindobala (Rudchester) on the west, was found an earthenware vessel full of Roman coins. The discovery was made by an Irish labourer employed in digging for the purpose of laying water-pipes in the bed of the road. In close proximity to the southern face of the Wall of Hadrian, and at a spot where three or four courses of stones of that wall remained in situ buried in the road. 5,023 antoniniani (radiates): Philip I (Otacilia Severa) - Aurelian.

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Discovery method

Building work
Discovery depth (m)

1.22
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

Clayton Memorial Museum, Chesters
Finder(s)

Worker
Comment

laying water-pipes in the bed of the road
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (earliest)

271
Closing reign (latest)

Tetricus I
Terminal year (latest)

274
Opening year (earliest)

244
Opening year (latest)

249
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Good

Site class

Military

Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

The vessel is of dark-coloured earthenware, and measures in height one foot two inches, and in girth or circumference at the widest part thirty-six inches.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2086

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-8B8EA7

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

702

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
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THROCKLEY

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

The vessel is of dark-coloured earthenware, and measures in height one foot two inches, and in girth or circumference at the widest part thirty-six inches.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

THROCKLEY

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

The vessel is of dark-coloured earthenware, and measures in height one foot two inches, and in girth or circumference at the widest part thirty-six inches.

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