ALDWORTH 1984

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Location

Address

West Berkshire (District)

County

West Berkshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.498463 / -1.2378865 / 101.3 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2230

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2230

Hoard name

ALDWORTH 1984

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

5 Sep 1984

(to)

5 Sep 1984

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 75 denarii and two bronze sestertii, together with a broken pot and a bronze fourth century Roman imperial coin, was discovered with the aid of a metal detector. The 77 coins: Mark Antony - Marcus Aurelius.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Disposition

Bristish Museum (BM Register of Coin Accessions, 1985-4-23-1, 3 coins); Newbury District Museum (72 coins)
Closing reign (earliest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (earliest)

176
Closing reign (latest)

Marcus Aurelius
Terminal year (latest)

177
Opening year (earliest)

-32
Opening year (latest)

-31
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Beaker

The pieces of pottery identify a small wheel-thrown beaker in sand-tempered ware of local manufacture, datable to about AD 120-200.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2143

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-C10A75

References

Reference

Carradice, I. A. - 1986 - The Aldworth, Berkshire, Hoard

Ref

39-44

Reference

Robertson

Ref

284

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). Coin-level data (Trajan-Aurelius) added by M. Ball (June 2022). Updated and coin data level by C. Gazdac (May 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

ALDWORTH 1984

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Beaker

The pieces of pottery identify a small wheel-thrown beaker in sand-tempered ware of local manufacture, datable to about AD 120-200.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ALDWORTH 1984

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Beaker

The pieces of pottery identify a small wheel-thrown beaker in sand-tempered ware of local manufacture, datable to about AD 120-200.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire