ROUNDWAY BEFORE 1878

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Location

Address

Wiltshire (District)

County

Wiltshire

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.375054 / -1.9870206 / 221.5 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2320

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2320

Hoard name

ROUNDWAY BEFORE 1878

Data type

Hoard?

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1714

(to)

1 Jan 1878

Total number of coins

Summary

A bronze jug that MAY have contained Roman coins dug up on Roundway Hill with coins.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Devizes Museum (piece of bronze jug)
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (earliest)

43
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

43
Opening year (latest)

402
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

Handle and upper part of a bronze jug; length of handle 3½ in., width of rim, 3¼ in. On the inside of the trefoil lip to which the handle was attached is the maker's name stamp - ASPIIR (for ASPER).

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2229

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-93F8C3

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1833

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). Updated by C. Gazdac (Oct. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

ROUNDWAY BEFORE 1878

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

Handle and upper part of a bronze jug; length of handle 3½ in., width of rim, 3¼ in. On the inside of the trefoil lip to which the handle was attached is the maker's name stamp - ASPIIR (for ASPER).

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ROUNDWAY BEFORE 1878

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bronze vessel

Handle and upper part of a bronze jug; length of handle 3½ in., width of rim, 3¼ in. On the inside of the trefoil lip to which the handle was attached is the maker's name stamp - ASPIIR (for ASPER).

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire