EDO4805 - Blandford & Webb, Grove Trading Estate, Poundbury, Dorchester; casual observation 1986
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 685 911 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
November 1986
Description
A Roman coin hoard was discovered during the uprooting of a row of trees during rapid clearance of a site developed by Blandford and Webb in November 1986. The approximate location is described by Christopher Sparey Green (1). The location of the discovery was close to the area of Poundbury excavation Site C. A short note in Britannia recording the discovery of a hoard of c. 7000 late third-century radiates from Dorchester (2) probably refers to this site. The coins were deposited with the Dorset County Museum and are undergoing conservation and cleaning at the Ashmolean Museum (3)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO10116 Article in serial: King, C and Woodward, P J. 2003. 'The 1986 Poundbury Hoard of 3rd-century Antoniniani' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaelogical Society. 125. 150-152.
- <1> SDO9989 Unpublished document: Sparey Green, C. 1987. Letter to Laurence Keen dated 23 April 1987.
- <2> SDO9988 Article in serial: Frere, S S. 1987. 'Roman Britain in 1986: 1. Sites explored', Britannia. 18. 345.
- <3> SDO10116 Article in serial: King, C and Woodward, P J. 2003. 'The 1986 Poundbury Hoard of 3rd-century Antoniniani' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaelogical Society. 125. 150-152.
Record last edited
Mar 19 2021 2:34PM