ALTON BARNES

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Location

Address

Wiltshire (District)

County

Wiltshire

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.356986 / -1.8577743 / 133 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2258

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2258

Hoard name

ALTON BARNES

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

29 Aug 2005

Total number of coins

3872

Summary

3,844 antoniniani (radiates) to Probus, 1 bone counter and associated pottery were found with a metal detector.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Wiltshire Heritage Museum
Finder(s)

C. May
Closing reign (earliest)

Probus
Terminal year (earliest)

281
Closing reign (latest)

Probus
Terminal year (latest)

281
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

259
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Rating comment

Need permission:https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/unavailable/id/112063
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Grey ware. A thin, flat, circular gaming counter made from bone. Diameter 22 mm

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2167

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-CF3571

References

Reference

2006 - Coin Hoards 2006: Ancient Hoards. Britain

Ref

Reference

2008 - Treasure Annual Report 2005-2006

Ref

1111

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

ALTON BARNES

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Grey ware. A thin, flat, circular gaming counter made from bone. Diameter 22 mm

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ALTON BARNES

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Grey ware. A thin, flat, circular gaming counter made from bone. Diameter 22 mm

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire