EAST OF ENGLAND

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Location

Address

Colchester (District)

County

Essex

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Col. Camulodunum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camulodunum

Lat/Long/Alt

51.888024 / 0.8903295 / 7.92 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

580

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/580

Hoard name

EAST OF ENGLAND

Alternative names

Colchester

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1897

Total number of coins

3169

Summary

A hoard of 3169 silver coins (3061 denarii, 107 antoniniani, and one provincial drachm minted in Amisus), ranging from Nero to Severus Alexander, found at a location first described as 'East of England'. It became later known that the hoard was found in a bronze jug, in the vicinity of an old barn on the Maldon Road, near Colchester.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Disposition

Colchester (part), Oxford (part)
Closing reign (earliest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (earliest)

228
Closing reign (latest)

Severus Alexander
Terminal year (latest)

235
Opening year (earliest)

65
Opening year (latest)

66
Coin-level data

Entered

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Urban

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

A bronze jug, with handle, hinged lid, spout and "screw neck"

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/547

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-9BBF65

References

Reference

Evans, J. - 1898 - A hoard of Roman coins

Comment

Catalogue with references to Cohen, 2nd edition, and full reverse legends

Reference

Robertson

Ref

406

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 level data: W.E. Metcalf dataset, K. Huber for data up to and including Nero, R. Bennett (April 2025) for the rest.

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

EAST OF ENGLAND

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

A bronze jug, with handle, hinged lid, spout and "screw neck"

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

EAST OF ENGLAND

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jug

A bronze jug, with handle, hinged lid, spout and "screw neck"

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire