CURRIDGE

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Location

Address

West Berkshire (District)

County

West Berkshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.435887 / -1.2964729 / 99 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2234

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2234

Hoard name

CURRIDGE

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

11 Nov 1998

(to)

30 Jul 1999

Total number of coins

425

Summary

425 sestertii, dupondii and asses, dating from the 1st to the very early 3rd c. AD. Most of the coins were found in situ in a grey-ware jar. The bulk of the find was found in situ in a grey-ware jar, with the remaining ten coins or so being discovered in a 50sqm area sloping away from this spot. In association with the jar was found the remains of a Samian bowl, which probably served as a lid.

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Credit

Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

West Berkshire Museum, Newbury
Finder(s)

B. Aldridge and H. Haddrell
Closing reign (earliest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (earliest)

196
Closing reign (latest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (latest)

209
Opening year (earliest)

68
Opening year (latest)

69
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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

grey ware jar of uncertain form

Lid

Samian dish, Dragendorff 18/31, manufactured in central Gaul between AD 150 and 190.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2147

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-9FE994

References

Reference

2000 - Coin Hoards 2000: Ancient Hoards

Ref

Reference

2000 - Treasure Annual Report 1998-99

Ref

292

Reference

Abdy, R. - Read, C. - Rigby, V. - 2002 - Curridge, Berkshire

Ref

147-

Record created 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 (Oct. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

CURRIDGE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

grey ware jar of uncertain form

Lid

Samian dish, Dragendorff 18/31, manufactured in central Gaul between AD 150 and 190.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

grey ware jar of uncertain form

Lid

Samian dish, Dragendorff 18/31, manufactured in central Gaul between AD 150 and 190.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire