BOTTESFORD

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Location

Address

North Lincolnshire (District)

County

North Lincolnshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

53.551925 / -0.643013 / 18.8 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2925

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/2925

Hoard name

BOTTESFORD

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

12 Dec 1996

(to)

11 Nov 1997

Total number of coins

169

Summary

165 denarii, ranging from Mark Antony to Septimius Severus were found with the use of a metal detector.

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Credit

Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Scunthorpe Museum
Closing reign (earliest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (earliest)

207
Closing reign (latest)

Septimius Severus
Terminal year (latest)

207
Opening year (earliest)

-32
Opening year (latest)

-31
Coin-level data

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Depositional context

Ploughsoil

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

Eleven body sherds from the lower part of a small, wheel thrown globular grey-ware jar. Probably a product of the Roxby potteries. Copper staining on interior of pot.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1238

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-B1EC85

References

Reference

Williams, J. - Ribgy, V. - 2002 - Bottesford, North Lincolnshire

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 (Nov. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

BOTTESFORD

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

Eleven body sherds from the lower part of a small, wheel thrown globular grey-ware jar. Probably a product of the Roxby potteries. Copper staining on interior of pot.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

BOTTESFORD

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

Eleven body sherds from the lower part of a small, wheel thrown globular grey-ware jar. Probably a product of the Roxby potteries. Copper staining on interior of pot.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire