LAWS

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Location

City

Monifieth

County

Angus

Region

Country

Scotland, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

56.5 / -2.82 / 12.1 view

Location details

Centred on field

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Hoard name

LAWS

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1792

Total number of coins

Summary

In about 1792, workmen discovered the foundations of a building at the foot of the Laws and found a considerable number of gold coins which were taken to London and sold as bullion. There is however no indication that these were Roman.

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Discovery method

Building work
Closing reign (earliest)

Uncertain
Closing reign (latest)

Uncertain
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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Context

Domestic building

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References

Reference

Bland, R. and Loriot, X. - 2010 - Roman and Early Byzantine Gold Coins found in Britain and Ireland

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R. Bland dataset, updated by M. Spoerri (March 2020).

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