Unique ID: IARCH-995810
Workflow status: Published
Old Place, Sleaford
Broad period: ROMAN
Last ruler: House of Constantine
Last Reece period: Period 18 Constantinian III (348-364)
Date from: AD 353
Date to: AD 364
Terminal reason: Latest coin or artefact is an imitation
Period | Ruler | Denomination | Mint | From | To | Quantity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROMAN | House of Constantine | Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4) | - | AD 330 | AD 361 | ||
ROMAN | Unspecified ruler (contemporary copy) | Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4) | - | AD 353 | AD 364 | 346 |
Coin data quality rating: Fair (Grade 2)
Over 700 late Roman coins recovered from ditch 535 during excavs in 1984-1985, & it was suggested that there are too many for casual loss. 500-520 coins at least make up hoard, dispersed either because original container broke or it was organic & subsequently decomposed. Further Roman features incl. field enclosures & burials.
Davies, J.A. 1997. The Roman coins from Old Place, Sleaford. In S.M. Elsdon Old Sleaford Revealed. A Lincolnshire Settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon & Medieval Times: Excavations 1882-1995. Oxbow, pp. 39, 176-180.
Hoard identified from report by AC. The hoard contained 346 Fel Temp Fallen Horseman copies. The other coins are earlier but a full listing of the contents of the hoard is not given.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1984 - Tuesday 31st December 1985
Recorded by: Dr Eleanor Ghey
Identified by: Dr Eleanor Ghey
SMR reference number: HER 64444 - MLI89828
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
The site has been excavated.
Site class: Rural
Broad period: ROMAN
Feature: Ditch