STEVENAGE

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Location

Address

Stevenage (District)

County

Hertfordshire

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.909293 / -0.16970436 / 123.4 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

962

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https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/962

Hoard name

STEVENAGE

Alternative names

Chells Manor

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Oct 1986

(to)

3 Oct 1986

Total number of coins

2579

Summary

A hoard of 2121 antoniniani, 385 denarii, and 73 imitation or plated coins (Septimius Severus - Postumus) found in 1986, scattered from a plough-damaged jar, containing several rare coins including issues of Balbinus and Pupienus (238), Pacatianus (248-9) and Saloninus as Augustus (260). The hoard was discovered during trial excavations on the site of a new housing estate at Chells Manor Village. Several feature attest to the existence of a small rural settlement with associated field systems and trackways with a period of occupation covering the 3rd and 4th centuries.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Cultivated Land
Disposition

Stevenage Museum (part); British Museum (part)
Closing reign (earliest)

Postumus
Terminal year (earliest)

263
Closing reign (latest)

Postumus
Terminal year (latest)

263
Opening year (earliest)

194
Opening year (latest)

195
Coin-level data

Entered

Fetching coin data

Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Good

Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Rural

Context

Settlement

Period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

The top of the pot was broken, probably by ploughing.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/921

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-53AFD7

References

Reference

Bland, R. - 1988 - Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Comment

The mints of Gallic Empire coins are entered following the attributions in the Cunetio publication.

Reference

Robertson

Ref

485

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). Coin level data: W.E. Metcalf dataset (Septimius Severus to Philip), R. Bennett (Oct. 2024), (Decius-Postumus).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

STEVENAGE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

The top of the pot was broken, probably by ploughing.

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

STEVENAGE

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Jar

The top of the pot was broken, probably by ploughing.

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Coin Hoards
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