PRINCIPAL PLACE

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Location

Address

Hackney (District)

County

Greater London Authority

Region

London

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Londinium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londinium

Lat/Long/Alt

51.521266 / -0.084401868 / 27.3 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

729

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/729

Hoard name

PRINCIPAL PLACE

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

3 Dec 2011

(to)

3 Dec 2011

Total number of coins

135

Summary

A hoard of late Roman coins comprising 19 gold solidi, 114 silver siliquae and 2 copper-alloy radiates, found in an extramural cemetery. The silver coins are all clipped.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Built over
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Theodosius
Terminal year (earliest)

395
Closing reign (latest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

260
Opening year (latest)

268
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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Good
Findspot rating

Excellent

Site comment

The hoard was found in an ill-defined cut through the backfill of a ditch that served as the northern boundary of a late Roman cemetery.
Site class

Urban

Context

Cemetery

Depositional context

Ditch

Objects belonging to this hoard

Seal?
Lead ?seal

Strip of copper
One arced strip of copper, possibly a bracelet fragment.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/690

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-A1A26A

References

Reference

Bowsher, J. M. C. - 2021 - An early 5th-century coin hoard from London’s Northern Cemetery: Principal Place, Hackney

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 2024).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

PRINCIPAL PLACE

Data not added to the map

Objects belonging to this hoard

Seal?
Lead ?seal

Strip of copper
One arced strip of copper, possibly a bracelet fragment.

Permalink in other online databases

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

PRINCIPAL PLACE

Data not added to the map

Objects belonging to this hoard

Seal? Lead ?seal

Strip of copper One arced strip of copper, possibly a bracelet fragment.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Seal?
Lead ?seal

Strip of copper
One arced strip of copper, possibly a bracelet fragment.