HOARD

Unique ID: IARCH-7D34B0

Workflow status: Published Find published

Known as

Bletchley
Also known as: Brickhill

Quantity summary

  • Coins in hoard: 627

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN

Coin chronology

Last ruler: Commodus
Last Reece period: Period 9 Antonine III (180-193)
Date from: AD 186
Date to: AD 187
Terminal reason: Date of latest coin


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Coin summary

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Period Ruler Denomination Mint From To Quantity
ROMAN Republic Denarius (Roman Republic) - 32 BC 31 BC 17
ROMAN Nero Denarius (Empire) - AD 54 AD 68 3
ROMAN Galba Denarius (Empire) - AD 68 AD 69 5
ROMAN Otho Denarius (Empire) - AD 69 AD 69 1
ROMAN Vitellius Denarius (Empire) - AD 69 AD 69 8
ROMAN Vespasian Denarius (Empire) - AD 69 AD 79 69
ROMAN Titus Denarius (Empire) - AD 69 AD 79 6
ROMAN Domitian Denarius (Empire) - AD 69 AD 79 10
ROMAN Titus Denarius (Empire) - AD 79 AD 81 8
ROMAN Domitian Denarius (Empire) - AD 79 AD 81 6
ROMAN Titus Denarius (Empire) - AD 79 AD 79 4
ROMAN Domitian Denarius (Empire) - AD 81 AD 96 28
ROMAN Nerva Denarius (Empire) - AD 96 AD 98 9
ROMAN Trajan Denarius (Empire) - AD 98 AD 117 129
ROMAN Plotina Denarius (Empire) - AD 98 AD 117 1
ROMAN Hadrian Denarius (Empire) - AD 117 AD 138 118
ROMAN Sabina Denarius (Empire) - AD 117 AD 138 6
ROMAN Aelius Caesar Denarius (Empire) - AD 117 AD 138 1
ROMAN Antoninus Pius Denarius (Empire) - AD 138 AD 161 71
ROMAN Faustina the Elder Denarius (Empire) - AD 138 AD 161 4
ROMAN Faustina the Elder Denarius (Empire) - AD 141 AD 161 15
ROMAN Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar) Denarius (Empire) - AD 138 AD 161 16
ROMAN Faustina II under Antoninus Pius Denarius (Empire) - AD 145 AD 161 43
ROMAN Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus) Denarius (Empire) - AD 161 AD 180 24
ROMAN Marcus Aurelius Denarius (Empire) - AD 161 AD 161 2
ROMAN Faustina II Denarius (Empire) - AD 161 AD 176 14
ROMAN Lucius Verus Denarius (Empire) - AD 161 AD 169 3
ROMAN Lucilla Denarius (Empire) - AD 164 AD 169 3
ROMAN Commodus under Marcus Aurelius Denarius (Empire) - AD 161 AD 180 1
ROMAN Commodus Denarius (Empire) - AD 186 AD 187 1
ROMAN Crispina Denarius (Empire) - AD 180 - 1

Coin data quality rating: Excellent (Grade 4)

Description

Robertson 2000, 66-67 no. 320:

"Hoard of 627 den. to Commodus (AD 186) in field between Bletchley and Little Brickhill
Inf., 1987 and 1988, from R. Bland and A.M. Burnett; Britannia, XIX (1988), 454
"The hoard of 627 Roman silver denarii was found in August and September 1987 near Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, and declared Treasure Trove at an Inquest held on 9th December 1987. The find spot is on the edge of the Roman town of Magiovinium, at the same site as the find of 296 denarii found in 1967..
The following combined list of the 1987 and 1967 finds is provided:
1987 1967 Total
M Antony 17 9 26
Nero 3 3 6
Galba 5 1 6
Otho 1
1
Vitellius 8 4 12
Vespasian 69 20 89
Titus (under Vespasian) 6 5 11
Domitian (under Vespasian) 10 4 14
Titus 8 4 12
Domitian (under Titus) 6 -
Divus Vespasianus (under Titus) 4 1 5
Domitian 28 14 42
Nerva 9 10 19
Trajan 129 45 174
Plotina (under Trajan) 1 - 1
Hadrian 118 57 175
Sabina (under Hadrian) 6 2 8
Aelius (under Hadrian) 1 - 1
Antoninus Pius (under Hadrian) - 1 1
Antoninus Pius 71 39 110
Faustina I (under Pius) 47 16 63
Aurelius (under Pius) 15 9 24
Faustina II (under Pius) 16 6 22
Marcus Aurelius 24 15 39
Divus Antoninus (under Aurelius) 2 2 4
Faustina II (under Aurelius) 14 5 19
Lucius Verus (under Aurelius) 3 5 8
Lucilla (under Aurelius) 3 4 7
Commodus (under Aurelius) 1 - 1
Commodus 1 3 4
Crispina (under Commodus) 1 2 3
Total 627 296 923
T. Tuckett, in CHRB IX (1992), 50-64, types, mints, weights
16 den. in Dept. of Coins and Medals, BM, of Vespasian 1, Trajan 1, Hadrian 11, Antoninus Pius 2 and Marcus 1 (BM Register of Coin Accessions, 1988-5-19-1 to 16)
The rest of the coins were acquired by Bucks. County Museum, Aylesbury"

Notes

Assumed to be addenda to hoard 52 [IARCH-2768BF]. Correspondence in the file about a discrepancy between the weights of the two hoards and vagueness surrounding the findspot of hoard 49 means that they have been kept separate for the time being. Images in BM file.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Buckinghamshire County Museum (part); British Museum (part)

Materials of coins and artefacts in the hoard

  • Silver

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 1987 - Tuesday 1st September 1987

Personal details

Recorded by: Dr Eleanor Ghey

Other reference numbers

Legacy hoard number: 49
SMR reference number: Pastscape 344788

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bletchley

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Archaeological information

Background

Archaeological context data quality: Poor

References cited

Audit data

Recording Institution: IARCH
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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