PETERBOROUGH

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Location

Address

City of Peterborough (District)

County

City of Peterborough

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.54885 / -0.24645183 / 12.4 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

246

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/246

Hoard name

PETERBOROUGH

Alternative names

Fletton, Stanground

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jun 1904

(to)

9 Jul 1904

Total number of coins

Summary

15 coins found with earthenware vessel: 10 "large brass", 3 "small brass" and 2 "minims": Hadrian - Carausius (AD 286-293).

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Discovery depth (m)

2.45
Land Use

Mineral extraction
Disposition

Peterborough City Museum and Art Gallery (urn)
Closing reign (earliest)

Carausius
Terminal year (earliest)

286
Closing reign (latest)

Carausius
Terminal year (latest)

293
Opening year (earliest)

117
Opening year (latest)

138
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Rural

Context

Mine

Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

Grey coarse. 15.20 cm height, 21.5 cm diameter It is bowl-shaped, but gathered below the rim, which is turned over. In the gathering it is encircled by three faintly indented lines and at its broadest circumference by a fourth.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/233

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-535054

References

Reference

Hill, J.C. - 1905 - Find of Roman coins at Peterborough

Ref

349-351

Reference

Robertson

Ref

884

Comment

This hoard has been merged with Robertson 475 as the description of the urn and the coins appears to derive from the same BNJ article. The findspot is here described as Fletton, which is adjacent to North Stanground.

Reference

Robertson

Ref

475

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 (Jan. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

PETERBOROUGH

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

Grey coarse. 15.20 cm height, 21.5 cm diameter It is bowl-shaped, but gathered below the rim, which is turned over. In the gathering it is encircled by three faintly indented lines and at its broadest circumference by a fourth.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PETERBOROUGH

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

Grey coarse. 15.20 cm height, 21.5 cm diameter It is bowl-shaped, but gathered below the rim, which is turned over. In the gathering it is encircled by three faintly indented lines and at its broadest circumference by a fourth.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire