SILCHESTER 1985

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Location

City

Silchester (Parish)

Address

Basingstoke and Deane (District)

County

Hampshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Calleva

Lat/Long/Alt

51.353592 / -1.0966866 / 97.8 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

886

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Hoard name

SILCHESTER 1985

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

15 Sep 1985

(to)

29 Dec 1986

Total number of coins

Summary

Four late Roman silver coins were found at the same time and in the general vicinity of the ring. At the moment, the hoard consists of 56 silver coins and the gold ring: Julian II - House of Theodosius.

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Discovery method

Metal detector
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Reading Museum and Art Gallery (ring, inv.no. 41.86)
Finder(s)

Mr. J. Young
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Theodosius
Terminal year (earliest)

395
Closing reign (latest)

House of Theodosius
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

361
Opening year (latest)

363
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Site class

Urban

Objects belonging to this hoard

Ring
Ring with a large engraved gem and filigree hoop formed of beaded gold wire. It has been severely crushed before or during burial, but the detail of the goldwork remains undamaged. The oval bezel of dark blue onyx has been engraved with a satyr standing left, holding out right hand to small cupid standing right The area of the intaglio measures 18 by 17 mm.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/846

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-1FF8D7

References

Reference

Fulford, M.G., Henig, M. and Johns, C. - 1987 - A Late Roman Gold Finger-Ring from Silchester, Hampshire

Ref

278-281

Comment

catalogue of four coins found with the ring

Reference

Frere, S.S. - 1988 - Roman Britain in 1987

Ref

477, no. 9/i

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1534

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1535

Comment

Reported as two hoards in Robertson but now thought to be the same find [Source: PAS BM/ Leicester hoards dataset],

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).

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