| HER Number (PRN): | 06422 |
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| Name: | Find Spot before 1872 of a Roman coin hoard at Horseshoe Lane, Wroxeter |
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| Type of Record: | Find Spot |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
Summary
A hoard consisting of approximately 402 denarii was contained in a pottery jar and discovered in the early 19th Century in a cutting in the Horseshoe Lane.
| Parish: | Wroxeter and Uppington, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ50NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 566 090 |
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Related records
| 00026 | Part of: Viroconium Cornoviorum (Roman Wroxeter) (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FSA460 - COIN HOARD (Late Iron Age to Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
A hoard contained in a pottery jar was discovered in the early 19th Century in a cutting in the Horseshoe Lane. The hoard consisted of approximately 402 denarii, one of which appears to have been of Septimus Severus, suggesting a possible 3rd Century deposition date <1>
OTHER REPORTS <2>
CMHTS Record Sheet <3>
CMHTS Report <4>
Sources
| [01] | SSA4213 - TEXT: Wright T. 1872. Uriconium. |
| [02] | SSA178 - Volume: Victoria County History. 1908. Victoria County History 1. Victoria County History of Shropshire. Vol 1. p215-256. |
| [03] | SSA19976 - Record form: Dalwood Hal & White Roger H. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Wroxeter. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 13. Wroxeter 6422. |
| [04] | SSA12089 - Historic landscape survey report: White Roger H & Dalwood Hal. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Wroxeter, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 356. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2022 5:01PM |
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