OLDCROFT

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Location

Address

Forest of Dean (District)

County

Gloucestershire

Region

South West

Country

England, United Kingdom

Lat/Long/Alt

51.751528 / -2.5229002 / 148.5 view

Location details

Approximate find spot (4-figure grid reference)

Find spot comment

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Information

677

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Hoard name

OLDCROFT

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

1 Jan 1971

(to)

31 Dec 1972

Total number of coins

3333

Summary

The site is immediately west of the Dean Road, a route between Lydney and Weston-under-Penyard for which a Roman origin has been claimed but not proved. The bronze coins were corroded together in groups within a deposit of loamy clay; they numbered about 3,333, of which 3,258 have been examined and are listed below. The silver objects lay together within the mass of bronze coins and in association with two fragments of a textile wrapper or purse in which they may originally have been contained.. Since three coins of Julian are present the deposit is later than AD 354, but since the type SPES REIPVBLICE is absent it is probably earlier than AD 359. The silver objects: proto-hand pin; small loop of strip; four small bars weighing. The 3258 bronze coins examined and listed included 1614 regular coins, arranged according to mints, and 1644 irregular coins: Gallienus (sole) - Constantius II.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Disposition

British Museum (silver); Gloucester City Museum (bronze)
Closing reign (earliest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (earliest)

355
Closing reign (latest)

House of Constantine (RIC VIII)
Terminal year (latest)

363
Opening year (earliest)

350
Opening year (latest)

353
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Numismatic rating

Good

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

The silver objects lay together within the mass of bronze coins and in association with two fragments of a textile wrapper or purse in which they may originally have been contained

Objects belonging to this hoard

Pin
Proto-hand pin. The segment-shaped lower plate of the ring-head bears champlev[e] red enamel decoration of an eyed pelta linked with two eyed trumpet-scrolls

Loop
Small loop of silver strip

Bar
Four small silver bars weighing 9.68 gm., 7.86 gm., 3.04 gm., 2.25 gm

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Reference

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Ref

https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/record/id/638

Comment

Ghey, E (2015) IARCH-788B6E

References

Reference

Robertson

Ref

1365

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 (July 2025).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

OLDCROFT

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

The silver objects lay together within the mass of bronze coins and in association with two fragments of a textile wrapper or purse in which they may originally have been contained

Objects belonging to this hoard

Pin
Proto-hand pin. The segment-shaped lower plate of the ring-head bears champlev[e] red enamel decoration of an eyed pelta linked with two eyed trumpet-scrolls

Loop
Small loop of silver strip

Bar
Four small silver bars weighing 9.68 gm., 7.86 gm., 3.04 gm., 2.25 gm

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References

Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

OLDCROFT

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Bag

The silver objects lay together within the mass of bronze coins and in association with two fragments of a textile wrapper or purse in which they may originally have been contained

Objects belonging to this hoard

Pin Proto-hand pin. The segment-shaped lower plate of the ring-head bears champlev[e] red enamel decoration of an eyed pelta linked with two eyed trumpet-scrolls

Loop Small loop of silver strip

Bar Four small silver bars weighing 9.68 gm., 7.86 gm., 3.04 gm., 2.25 gm

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

Pin
Proto-hand pin. The segment-shaped lower plate of the ring-head bears champlev[e] red enamel decoration of an eyed pelta linked with two eyed trumpet-scrolls

Loop
Small loop of silver strip

Bar
Four small silver bars weighing 9.68 gm., 7.86 gm., 3.04 gm., 2.25 gm