SULLY 2008 A

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Location

City

Sully (Parish/Community)

Address

the Vale of Glamorgan (District)

County

the Vale of Glamorgan

Region

Wales

Country

Wales, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.395794 / -3.2087737 / 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

2194

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2194

Hoard name

SULLY 2008 A

Alternative names

SULLY I

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

5 Apr 2008

(to)

15 Apr 2008

Total number of coins

2365

Summary

2368 nummi dating to c. AD 318 were found with the use of a metal detector. 490 antoniniani (radiates) (AD 260–296); 491 nummi (AD 295–310); 1,385 nummi (post AD 310). Latest coins: mints London and Arles (c. AD 318). Buried in a late 3rd- to early 4th-century jar of local South Wales grey ware. The coins were buried approximately three meters apart from Sully 2008 B (CHRE 2195).

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Credit

Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

National Museum of Wales
Finder(s)

Derek Eveleigh
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (earliest)

318
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

318
Opening year (earliest)

260
Opening year (latest)

268
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Good

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Late 3rd- to early 4th-century jar of local South Wales grey ware.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2108

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-79F92D

References

Reference

PATAR 2008

Ref

543

Reference

2011 - Coin Hoards 2011: Ancient Hoards. Britain

Ref

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) and edited (May 2025). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

SULLY 2008 A

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Late 3rd- to early 4th-century jar of local South Wales grey ware.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

SULLY 2008 A

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Late 3rd- to early 4th-century jar of local South Wales grey ware.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire