HOARD
Unique ID: IARCH-297A03
Workflow
status: Published 
Known as
Corfe Castle
Quantity summary
- Coins in hoard: 142
- Artefacts in hoard: 1
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Coin chronology
Last ruler: Uninscribed
Last Reece period: Period 1 Pre-Claudian and Iron Age (Pre AD 41)
Date from: 50 BC
Date to: AD 40
Terminal reason: Date of latest coin
Rights Holder: The British Museum
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Coin summary
Download as CSV| Period | Ruler | Denomination | Geog. area | From | To | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON AGE | Uninscribed | Stater (silver) | South Western | 50 BC | AD 40 | 142 |
Coin data quality rating: Excellent (Grade 4)
Description
De Jersey (2015) writes: One hundred and forty-two coins were recovered from an area of approximately two square metres during a metal detecting rally in early September 2004. Two other coins were found "a few yards" away (TAR 2004, 169 no. 418; BMHF 2004 T347). The 144 coins thus declared included two Roman bronzes of the third century AD which were regarded as unassociated with the hoard. In addition to the coins, two copper alloy fragments, an iron object, three flints and 23 pottery sherds were reported. The pottery included three handmade Iron Age sherds, black burnished ware and the base of a Roman colour coat vessel; none of these sherds had any signs of contact with coinage, and none of them joined, suggesting that none of them had formed the hoard container (BMHF).
About one quarter of the staters have test cuts on the obverse, in the style observed in several other Durotrigan hoards (de Jersey 2005). Although described as "bronze" staters (ABC 2175), some of the coins are likely to have a significant amount of silver in their alloy."
Treasure numbers associated with this hoard: 2004 T347
Notes
Recorded for the CCI, images in C&M
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Dorset County Museum
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T347
Materials of coins and artefacts in the hoard
Artefacts linked to this hoard
Record ID:
IARCH-B44AAD
Object type:
VESSEL
Broad period:
IRON AGE
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th September 2004 - Wednesday 15th September 2004
Personal details
Other reference numbers
Legacy hoard number: 2690
Treasure case number: 2004T347
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: Purbeck (District)
To be known as: Corfe Castle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Archaeological context
No archaeological context available.
References cited
- de Jersey, P.J., 2014 Coin Hoards from Iron Age Britain London: BNS no. 34
- McTaggart, P. The Corfe Castle Celtic Hoard
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