LITTLE ORME 1873

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Location

Address

Conwy (District)

County

Conwy

Region

Wales

Country

Wales, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

53.312522 / -3.7876136 / 47.1 view

Location details

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282

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Hoard name

LITTLE ORME 1873

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1873

(to)

31 Dec 1873

Total number of coins

5032

Summary

Near the Owen farm, a jar containing the coins was surrounded by ancient masonry, presumed at the time to be Roman, comprising wrought stones and walling. Whilst this was in process of removal there was unearthed a large one-handled jar of reddish pottery, containing 5,000 coins. About three-fourths of the hoard, comprising 8 antoniniani (radiates) and 5024 nummi: Quintillus - Constantine I.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (earliest)

319
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

320
Opening year (earliest)

270
Opening year (latest)

270
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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Reddish jar. The jar was pear-shaped, about 15 inches high and 24 inches in girth, being widest in the upper part below the neck, which was very narrow and flanged a little outwards to the rim; upon the upper part of the jar was a glaze of dull-yellowish colour.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

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https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/259

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-8A3599

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1024

Reference

Guest, P. and Wells, N. - 2007 - Iron Age and Roman coins from Wales

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920

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project, imported and edited by M. Spoerri (Spring 2019) and edited (May 2025). Updated by C. Gazdac (Sep. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

LITTLE ORME 1873

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Reddish jar. The jar was pear-shaped, about 15 inches high and 24 inches in girth, being widest in the upper part below the neck, which was very narrow and flanged a little outwards to the rim; upon the upper part of the jar was a glaze of dull-yellowish colour.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

LITTLE ORME 1873

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

Reddish jar. The jar was pear-shaped, about 15 inches high and 24 inches in girth, being widest in the upper part below the neck, which was very narrow and flanged a little outwards to the rim; upon the upper part of the jar was a glaze of dull-yellowish colour.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire