CROYDON 1905

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Location

Address

Croydon (District)

County

Greater London Authority

Region

London

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.359742 / -0.10551236 / 62 view

Location details

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Information

736

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/736

Hoard name

CROYDON 1905

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jun 1905

(to)

31 Aug 1905

Total number of coins

281

Summary

A drain was being laid in connection with some new buildings at Croydon, in the locality known as South End. An earthenware pot was filled with Roman sestertii, dupondii, and asses. The coins were dispersed. 281 bronze coins: Claudius I - Antoninus Pius.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

Dispersed
Finder(s)

Workers
Closing reign (earliest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (earliest)

154
Closing reign (latest)

Antoninus Pius
Terminal year (latest)

161
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Numismatic rating

Good
Findspot rating

Fair

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Urban

Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

An earthenware pot of common grey ware, the fragments of which show it to have been about nine inches high by six inches in diameter.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/697

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-AC9F94

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

216

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). Updated by C. Gazdac (July 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

CROYDON 1905

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

An earthenware pot of common grey ware, the fragments of which show it to have been about nine inches high by six inches in diameter.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

CROYDON 1905

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Earthen vessel

An earthenware pot of common grey ware, the fragments of which show it to have been about nine inches high by six inches in diameter.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire