VERULAMIUM (EXTRAMURAL SITE 1956R)

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Location

Address

St. Albans (District)

County

Hertfordshire

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Ancient place

Verulamium

Lat/Long/Alt

51.750308 / -0.36447182 / 124 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

949

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/949

Hoard name

VERULAMIUM (EXTRAMURAL SITE 1956R)

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1956

(to)

31 Dec 1956

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of twenty-eight coins once contained in a small wooden box measuring 9 by 7 in, of which faint traces survived mainly demarcated by nails. The hoard consisted of 2 antoniniani and 26 nummi: Victorinus - Gratian.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Archaeological site
Closing reign (earliest)

Gratian
Terminal year (earliest)

367
Closing reign (latest)

Gratian
Terminal year (latest)

378
Opening year (earliest)

269
Opening year (latest)

271
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Fair
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Poor

Site comment

Grey clay: R IV 4, and V, 4 and equivalent layers. On the surface of this layer in trench R XV lay
Site class

Urban

Containers belonging to this hoard

Wooden box

Small wooden box measuring 9 by 7 in, of which faint traces survived mainly demarcated by nails.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/908

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-4A638C

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1415

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

VERULAMIUM (EXTRAMURAL SITE 1956R)

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Wooden box

Small wooden box measuring 9 by 7 in, of which faint traces survived mainly demarcated by nails.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

VERULAMIUM (EXTRAMURAL SITE 1956R)

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Wooden box

Small wooden box measuring 9 by 7 in, of which faint traces survived mainly demarcated by nails.

Permalink in other online databases

References

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire