COTSWOLD AREA I

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Location

Address

Cotswold (District)

County

Gloucestershire

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.626613 / -2.2180901 / 146.1 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

626

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/626

Hoard name

COTSWOLD AREA I

Alternative names

Tetbury, Cotswolds

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

16 Sep 2010

(to)

16 Sep 2010

Total number of coins

1436

Summary

1435 radiates to Probus in a pot. It appears to be a hoard of coins deposited as grave goods in a small globular pot alongside a cinerary urn.

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Credit

Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Corinium Museum, Cirencester
Finder(s)

D. Morris
Closing reign (earliest)

Probus
Terminal year (earliest)

282
Closing reign (latest)

Probus
Terminal year (latest)

282
Opening year (earliest)

253
Opening year (latest)

259
Coin-level data

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Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Good
Rating comment

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/515068
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Metal detecting use
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Flask

Globular flask (diam. 142 mm) with a very narrow neck is of the ‘New Forest’ type with painted decoration but minus the top. Dimensions: Diameter (at widest point): 142mm Diameter (neck): 19mm Depth: 144mm

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/588

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-D5F1AF

References

Reference

2011 - Coin Hoards 2011: Ancient Hoards. Britain

Ref

Reference

2012 - Coin Hoards from the British Isles 2012

Ref

236, no. 34

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 (July 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

COTSWOLD AREA I

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Flask

Globular flask (diam. 142 mm) with a very narrow neck is of the ‘New Forest’ type with painted decoration but minus the top. Dimensions: Diameter (at widest point): 142mm Diameter (neck): 19mm Depth: 144mm

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

COTSWOLD AREA I

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Flask

Globular flask (diam. 142 mm) with a very narrow neck is of the ‘New Forest’ type with painted decoration but minus the top. Dimensions: Diameter (at widest point): 142mm Diameter (neck): 19mm Depth: 144mm

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire