ALLINGTON 1869

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Location

County

Hampshire

Region

South East

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

50.950525 / -1.3322945 / 7.2 view

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

896

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/896

Hoard name

ALLINGTON 1869

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Mar 1869

(to)

31 May 1869

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 1 solidus (Arcadius) and 53 siliquae (Julian to Honorius) found in a vessel in 1869 while sinking a ditch on a farm at Allington.

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Discovery method

Agricultural or drainage work
Closing reign (earliest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (earliest)

395
Closing reign (latest)

Honorius (RIC X)
Terminal year (latest)

402
Opening year (earliest)

360
Opening year (latest)

363
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Numismatic rating

Good
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Fair

Containers belonging to this hoard

Roman vessel

The portion remaining was merely the bottom, and two or three inches of the side. It has the appearance of having been deposited in its present condition and doesn't show signs of any recent fracture.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/855

References

Reference

Jennings, R. - 1869 - Find of Coins near Southampton

Comment

list of coins by emperor, type and mints

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1536

Reference

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

Ref

236

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. PAS Leicester - British Museum dataset, imported and edited by M. Spoerri (Spring 2019).

Coin Hoards
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ALLINGTON 1869

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Roman vessel

The portion remaining was merely the bottom, and two or three inches of the side. It has the appearance of having been deposited in its present condition and doesn't show signs of any recent fracture.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

ALLINGTON 1869

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Roman vessel

The portion remaining was merely the bottom, and two or three inches of the side. It has the appearance of having been deposited in its present condition and doesn't show signs of any recent fracture.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
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