COIN HOARDS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES 2015 EDITED BY RICHARD ABDY, MARTIN ALLEN AND JOHN NAYLOR BETWEEN 1975 and 1985 the Royal Numismatic Society published summaries of coin hoards from the British Isles and elsewhere in its serial publication Coin Hoards, and in 1994 this was revived as a separate section in the Numismatic Chronicle. In recent years the listing of finds from England, Wales and Northern Ireland in Coin Hoards was principally derived from reports originally prepared for publication in the Treasure Annual Report, but the last hoards published in this form were those reported under the 1996 Treasure Act in 2008. In 2012 it was decided to publish summaries of hoards from England, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands in the British Numismatic Journal on an annual basis. The hoards are listed in two sections, with the first section consisting of summaries of Roman hoards, and the second section providing more concise summaries of medieval and post-medieval hoards. In both sections the summaries include the place of finding, the date(s) of discovery, the suggested date(s) of deposition, and the number allocated to the hoard when it was reported under the terms of the Treasure Act (in England and Wales) or the laws of Treasure Trove (in Scotland). For reasons of space names of finders are omitted from the sum- mary of medieval and post-medieval hoards. Reports on most of the English and Welsh hoards listed are available online from the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) website: select the ‘Search our database’ bar under finds.org.uk/database, and type in the treasure case number without spaces (e.g. 2013T680). Contributors Abbreviations R.A. Richard Abdy ABC E. Cottam, P. de Jersey, C. Rudd and J. Sills, J.B. 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Such a collection of pre- Dep.: Probably early years of Roman occupation. cious metal jewellery and coins from a single archaeo- Contents: Three silver denarii (struck 131–64 BC). logical context associated with the Boudican revolt has Note: PAS ID: LANCUM-4DC831. never before been found in Colchester, where the metal Finder: Jim Newton, with a metal detector. artefacts from the Boudican destruction levels are Disposition: Lancaster City Museum has expressed generally copper-alloy fragments of ordinary domestic interest. or military items. R.A. Finders: Colchester Archaeological Trust, during 2. Pontsbury area, Shropshire, Sept. 2014 (2014 T633) controlled excavation. Dep.: Probably early years of Roman occupation. Disposition: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service Contents: Three silver denarii: Republic (70 and 47 BC), have expressed interest. 2; Augustus (27 BC–AD 14), 1 N.C. Note: PAS ID: WMID-AABF61. 6. Dacorum, Herts, Aug. 2014 (2014 T669) Finder: Marie Hunt, with a metal detector. Dep.: AD 78 or later. Disposition: No museum has expressed interest. Contents: Four silver denarii: Republic (47 and 46 BC), T.G. 2; Mark Antony (32–31 BC), 1; Vespasian (AD 69–79), 1. 3. Malpas, Cheshire, Jan. 2014 (2014 T89) Note: PAS ID: BH-A74A1A. Dep.: Probably early years of Roman occupation. Finder: Gregory Edmund, with a metal detector. Contents: Seven Iron Age gold staters and 28 Roman Disposition: Three Rivers Museum has expressed interest. silver denarii: Staters: Western gold EISV, 3; North J. W. Eastern gold VEP CORF, 4. Denarii: Roman Republic 7. Kington, Herefordshire, Feb. 2014 (2014 T726, (types issued between 134–48 BC), 16; Julius Caesar (44 addenda to 2013 T500) BC), 1; Octavian (42 BC), 1; Brutus (43–42 BC), 1; Mark Dep.: 122 or later. Antony (31 BC), 1; Augustus (27 BC–AD 14), 2; Tiberius Contents: Three silver denarii: Nero (AD 54–68), 1; (AD 14–37), 6. Vespasian (AD 69–79), 1; Trajan (AD 98–117), 1 Note: The relative lack of wear on the Tiberian denarii Note: PAS ID: HESH-70C170. Find now totals 14 supports a date soon after the Roman invasion. This denarii to AD 122. dating is consistent with the likely dating of the Iron Finders: Alun Critcheon and Ian Cole, with metal Age coins. PAS ID: LVPL-DFD9E1. detectors. Finders: Alan Shilton and Robert Carter, with metal Disposition: Kington Museum has expressed interest. detectors. P.R. Disposition: British Museum (for some material), the 8. Edgefield, Norfolk, July 2013 (2013 T617) National Museums Liverpool, and Congleton Museum Dep.: 117–38 or later. have all expressed interest. Contents: 17 Æ dup./asses and one Æ quadrans: V.O./R.P./I.L. Claudius (AD 41–54), 1; possibly Nero (AD 64–68), 1; 4. South Norfolk area, July–Aug. 2013 (2014 T94, Vespasian (AD 69–79), 1; uncertain Flavian (AD 69–96), addenda to 2012 T810) 3; Hadrian (117–38), 3 + 1 quadrans, illegible, 7. Dep.: Probably early years of Roman occupation. Finder: Simon Gray, with a metal detector. PAS ID: Contents: 54 silver denarii: Roman Republic (types NMS-3D9D54. issued between 148–48 BC), 26; Julius Caesar (49–45 BC), Disposition: No museums have expressed interest. 2; P. Clodius, (42 BC), 1; C. Vibius Varus (42 BC), 1; A.M. Octavian (32–29 BC), 1; Mark Antony (32–31 BC), 5; 9. Charlwood, Surrey, Nov. 2014 (2014 T853, addenda to Augustus (27 BC–AD 14), 8; Tiberius (AD 14–37), 10. 2011 T297 and 2012 T847) Note: Addenda bring the hoard total to 113 denarii to Dep.: c.161. AD 37. PAS ID: NMS-0F1E88. Contents: Two silver denarii: Hadrian (117–38), 1; Finder: John Paul Kineavy, with a metal detector. Sabina, 1 Disposition: Norwich Castle Museum has expressed Note: PAS ID: SUR-662748 and SUR-781104. This interest. find is a second addenda to the 2011 find of two Iron A.M. Age coins, 13 Roman denarii and 6 objects with an end 5. Colchester, Essex, Aug. 2014 (2014 T577) date of c.161 (2011 T297). The first addenda are 2012 T847 (5 Roman denarii and 1 quinarius to c.161). Dep.: AD 60–61. Finders: Martin Hay and Mairi Sargent, with metal Contents: Roman jewellery, box and coins, the latter detectors. consisting of 22 silver and 3–4 copper-alloy (precise Disposition: Surrey Archaeological Society has number still uncertain as they were in a corroded expressed acquisition interest. clump), only two denarii are so far legible as conserva- V. D. tion work ongoing: Augustus (27 BC–AD 14), 2 (Lyon). Note: PAS ID: ESS-058E5B. The other objects in the 10. Low Side Quarter, Cumbria, June 2014 (2014 T382, jewellery box consist of gold and silver bracelets, a sil- addenda to 2013 T480) ver chain, gold finger-rings, gold and pearl earrings, a Dep.: c.161 lidded wooden box covered with thin silver sheet and Contents: Three silver denarii: Galba (AD 68–69), 1; set on ivory legs, a copper-alloy pendant, and a glass Trajan (AD 98–117), 1; Sabina (128–38), 1 COIN HOARDS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES 2015 293 Note: PAS ID: LANCUM-5B5C83. Total now stands Contents: 30 silver denarii: Vitellius (AD 69), 1; Vespasian at 30 denarii to 161 (original find PAS ID: LANCUM- (AD 69–79), 1; Titus Caesar, 2; Domitian Caesar, 2; 3A83C7). Nerva (AD 96–98), 1; Trajan (AD 98–117), 7; Hadrian Finder: Daniel Boakes, with a metal detector. (117–38), 3; Sabina, 1; Antoninus Caesar, 1; Antoninus Disposition: Senhouse Roman Museum, Maryport has Pius (138–61), 6; Diva Faustina I, 1; Marcus Caesar, 1; expressed acquisition interest. Divus Pius (161), 1; Lucius Verus (161–69), 1; Faustina R.A. II (161–76), 1. Note: A Treasure Trove case reported many years later. 11. Roxby, North Lincs, 1992 and June 1995 (pre- PAS ID: WMID-1AC648. Treasure Act) Finder: Name withheld, with a metal detector. Dep.: 138–61 or later Disposition: Warwickshire Museum has expressed Contents: 35 dupondii/asses: Claudius (AD 41–54), 2; interest. Nero (AD 54–68), 3; Vespasian (AD 69–79), 5; R.A.