MONKNASH

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Location

Address

the Vale of Glamorgan (District)

County

the Vale of Glamorgan

Region

Wales

Country

Wales, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.416449 / -3.554541 / 0 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2192

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2192

Hoard name

MONKNASH

Alternative names

New Mill Farm

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

14 Dec 2000

(to)

14 Dec 2000

Total number of coins

103

Summary

103 denarii (Nero to Antoninus Pius) found near a large stone building and a series of ditches identified by a geophysical survey in 1999 and described as a farmhouse. The site has turned up building debris, pottery, and a series of other metal finds, including at least 46 other denarii that might have come from the coin hoard (Treasure report SS 91 69).

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

National Museum Cardiff
Comment

The site sits only one mile from the Wick hoard of 91 denarii, which closes around fifteen years later (c. AD 163-64): https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/808050
Closing reign (earliest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (earliest)

143
Closing reign (latest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (latest)

144
Opening year (earliest)

66
Opening year (latest)

67
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Good

Date of excavation (from)

2000
Date of excavation (to)

2000
Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Context

Uncertain structure

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Greyware pot, c. AD 120 to 140.

Traces of organic materials preserved in corrosion products on their surfaces indicate that the hoard was originally packed into its container with sawdust or wood shavings, species uncertain.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2106

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-B11B80

References

Reference

2002 - Treasure Annual Report 2000

Ref

243

Reference

Guest, P. and Wells, N. - 2007 - Iron Age and Roman coins from Wales

Ref

509

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project, imported and edited by M. Spoerri (Spring 2019). Coin-level data added by M. Ball (July 2022). Record updated by M. Ball (Oct. 2023). Updated by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MONKNASH

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Greyware pot, c. AD 120 to 140.

Traces of organic materials preserved in corrosion products on their surfaces indicate that the hoard was originally packed into its container with sawdust or wood shavings, species uncertain.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MONKNASH

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Greyware pot, c. AD 120 to 140.

Traces of organic materials preserved in corrosion products on their surfaces indicate that the hoard was originally packed into its container with sawdust or wood shavings, species uncertain.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire