MAIDEN CASTLE (TEMPLE)

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Location

Address

West Dorset (District)

County

Dorset

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Maiden Castle, Dorset

Lat/Long/Alt

50.690706 / -2.4685407 / 69.9 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

548

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/548

Hoard name

MAIDEN CASTLE (TEMPLE)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1934

Total number of coins

Summary

A small hoard of four gold coins of Arcadius and Honorius found with a gold ring outside the east wall of the temple, during the excavation of the Romano-Celtic Temple inside the Iron Age hill fort of Maiden Castle.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Disposition

Dorset County Museum, Taunton
Closing reign (earliest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (earliest)

402
Closing reign (latest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (latest)

406

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Excellent

Site comment

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/232755444. Found outside the east wall of the temple, during the excavation of the Romano-Celtic Temple inside the Iron Age hill fort of Maiden Castle.

Context

Hillfort

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Gold finger ring with bezel and ornamental pellets

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/522

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-EC3F16

References

Reference

Wheeler, R. E. M. - 1943 - Maiden Castle, Dorset

Ref

133, 267, 334

Comment

types, mints, fig. 86, no. 27, and P1. XXXIX A for ring and coins

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1524

Reference

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

Ref

149

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).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

MAIDEN CASTLE (TEMPLE)

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Gold finger ring with bezel and ornamental pellets

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

MAIDEN CASTLE (TEMPLE)

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Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring Gold finger ring with bezel and ornamental pellets

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Ring
Gold finger ring with bezel and ornamental pellets