DONCASTER (ST. SEPULCHREGATE)

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Location

City

Doncaster

Address

Doncaster (District)

County

Doncaster

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Danum?

Lat/Long/Alt

53.520589 / -1.1417622 / 14.7 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

2529

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2529

Hoard name

DONCASTER (ST. SEPULCHREGATE)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1976

(to)

31 Dec 1976

Total number of coins

Summary

Excavations directed by J.R. Magilton for Doncaster Excavation Committee revealed three parallel ditches, almost certainly the western defences of a vicus. A Swanpool type 'H' jar, containing 45 Constantinian nummi, was recovered from a small pit on the west side of the central ditch. The jar was sealed by a piece of limestone near the top of the pot. The 45 coins were 1 antoninianus (radiate) and 44 nummi: "Barbarous radiate"-Constantine I - House of Constantine I.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (earliest)

337
Closing reign (latest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (latest)

341
Opening year (earliest)

270
Opening year (latest)

293
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

Excavations directed by J.R. Magilton for Doncaster Excavation Committee revealed three parallel ditches, almost certainly the western defences of a vicus. The findspot was on the "south-western side [of the central ditch], less than 0.5m from the edge was a calcite-gritted, lid-seated jar, standing upright, set into the natural sand, such that no pit could be defined.
Date of context (to)

340
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Military

Context

Vicus

Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

A Swanpool type 'H' calcite-gritted, lid-seated jar, standing upright, set into the natural sand, such that no pit could be defined. Part of the rim of the vessel was missing

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/2435

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-DAE2AA

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1200A

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 (June 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

DONCASTER (ST. SEPULCHREGATE)

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

A Swanpool type 'H' calcite-gritted, lid-seated jar, standing upright, set into the natural sand, such that no pit could be defined. Part of the rim of the vessel was missing

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

DONCASTER (ST. SEPULCHREGATE)

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

A Swanpool type 'H' calcite-gritted, lid-seated jar, standing upright, set into the natural sand, such that no pit could be defined. Part of the rim of the vessel was missing

Permalink in other online databases

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of the Roman Empire