CROYDON 1903

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Location

Address

Croydon (District)

County

Greater London Authority

Region

London

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.368728 / -0.10514146 / 47.4 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

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Information

739

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/739

Hoard name

CROYDON 1903

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

10 Mar 1903

(to)

10 Mar 1903

Total number of coins

3000

Summary

While digging a drain-trench in Wandle Road, opposite No. 56. The coins were contained in two pots, buried only two feet below the surface. When the coins were first counted they are said to have numbered 3,600. 2,796 nummi: Constans, Constantius II, Magnentius.

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Discovery method

Building work
Land Use

Built over
Disposition

British Museum (210 coins); Guildford Museum (22 coins)
Finder(s)

Worker
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (earliest)

355
Closing reign (latest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (latest)

361
Opening year (earliest)

337
Opening year (latest)

350
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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Recovery method

Non-archaeological intervention
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

One of the pots, of a red clay, was decorated with a single band of pattern (a row of circular pits between parallel lines). The other, of grey clay and harder ware, appears to have been quite plain. The pots were apparently without handles..

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/700

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-8F53EC

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1362

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 1903

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

One of the pots, of a red clay, was decorated with a single band of pattern (a row of circular pits between parallel lines). The other, of grey clay and harder ware, appears to have been quite plain. The pots were apparently without handles..

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

CROYDON 1903

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

One of the pots, of a red clay, was decorated with a single band of pattern (a row of circular pits between parallel lines). The other, of grey clay and harder ware, appears to have been quite plain. The pots were apparently without handles..

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire