ISLINGTON, YORK WAY

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Location

Address

Islington (District)

County

Greater London Authority

Region

London

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.530951 / -0.12724844 / 30.7 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

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Information

761

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/761

Hoard name

ISLINGTON, YORK WAY

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

8 Jul 1845

(to)

8 Jul 1845

Total number of coins

Summary

A reportedly iron urn with possibly gold and certainly silver coins of Constantine, found in Maiden Lane near Battle Bridge.

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Discovery method

Building work
Closing reign (earliest)

Tetrarchy (RIC VI)
Terminal year (earliest)

306
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

337
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Context

Uncertain

Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

a small iron vessel shaped somewhat like an urn

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/722

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-C2936F

References

Reference

Bland, R. and Loriot, X. - 2010 - Roman and Early Byzantine Gold Coins found in Britain and Ireland

Ref

406

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).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

ISLINGTON, YORK WAY

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

a small iron vessel shaped somewhat like an urn

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ISLINGTON, YORK WAY

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Vessel

a small iron vessel shaped somewhat like an urn

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire