CHILBOLTON DOWN

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Location

Address

Test Valley (District)

County

Hampshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.121824 / -1.4155594 / 101.4 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

829

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/829

Hoard name

CHILBOLTON DOWN

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

20 Jul 1941

(to)

31 Jul 1941

Total number of coins

820

Summary

The hoard of coins was found about the end of July 1941 by some Royal Artillery gunners in digging a trench, in what appeared to be the site of a rubbish pit with oxen bones, rough pottery shards and general rubbish. The two pottery vessels which contained the coins were shattered and unfortunately half of one disappeared into a sandbag and could not be traced. Coins in this vessel were rapidly dispersed amongst the soldiers and not many were recovered. The other vessel was recovered complete except for the handle, which seems to have been lost in ancient times, and one small chip in the shoulder. The contents were about 900 coins, all in very fine condition, bronze or silver washed: House of Constantine. The Winchester Museum acquired over 820 Constantinian coins, and the two pots which contained the coins.

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Discovery method

Other chance find
Land Use

Other
Disposition

Winchester Museum
Finder(s)

Royal Artillery gunners
Comment

While digging a trench
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (earliest)

330
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

335
Opening year (earliest)

306
Opening year (latest)

324
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

Roman Site on Chilbolton Down, with signs of occupation from early days to mid-fourth century. It consists of a flat area or terrace on the side of the hill about 60ft. by 18ft. It lies 1 mile 3 furlongs S.W. of the Roman Road running N.W. from Winchester and half a mile S.E. of the straight piece of road running under Woolbury Camp from Stockbridge to Sutton Scotney.
Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

One pot has been a one-handled flagon of hard grey ware, smoothed on the surface, and with a scored pattern on the neck. The other pot was a large jar with the neck lost, of hard grey clay with very dark grey slip, and a band of diamond pattern on the shoulder.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/790

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-31523C

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1119

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 (Feb. 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

CHILBOLTON DOWN

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

One pot has been a one-handled flagon of hard grey ware, smoothed on the surface, and with a scored pattern on the neck. The other pot was a large jar with the neck lost, of hard grey clay with very dark grey slip, and a band of diamond pattern on the shoulder.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

CHILBOLTON DOWN

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Two ceramic vessels

One pot has been a one-handled flagon of hard grey ware, smoothed on the surface, and with a scored pattern on the neck. The other pot was a large jar with the neck lost, of hard grey clay with very dark grey slip, and a band of diamond pattern on the shoulder.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire