Find Spot record 1100 - Roman Coin Hoard in Brereton

<1> Thompson Watkin W. T., 1886, Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester, p.310-311 (Book). SCH2878.

The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire once held 507 of these coins, which were donated by dr Ormerod. 50 of these were of the Emperor Gallienus, 55 of Victorinus, 30 of Claudius Gothicus, 120 of the Tetrici, 142 were unclassified and 110 were only fragments. The Mayer Museum took possession and at the time of writing only 140, largely poor quality examples, could be located. Of 140 Watkin could identify one of Salonina with rev. IVNO VICTRIX., one of each of the Tetrici, but the reverses gone, one of Claudius Gothicus (Obv. DIVO. CLAVDIO) with reverse of CONSECRATIO and an altar, another with VICTORIA. AVG, Victory marching to right, and two others of the same Emperor, with illegible reverses; also one of Quintillus with an illegible reverse. Also, one with the reverse PROVIDENT. AVG' possibly of Olaudius Gothicus, another with COMES. AVG, which must be of one of the Tetrici, and three others, whose reverses respectively, were FELICITAS. AVG., AETERNITAS. AVG., and APOLLINI. ...... , the latter probably of Galhenus.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ76 SE1 (Index). SCH2487.

<3> Cambrian Archaeological Association, 1846–present, Archaeologia Cambrensis, Vol.II p.182 Ormerod G 1847 (Journal/Periodical). SCH305.

"In 1820, a mole catcher working at Brereton, at a short distance from the farm mentioned (i.e. The Brindley Moors Farm), and that of about 4 miles direct from the Kinderton station, ast a point where a small brook is crossed by the footpath from Brereton to Sandbach, struck his paddle against something resembling a mass of fused metal contained within a decayed box, but afterwards found to consist of about a tousand Roman coins bound together by verdigris and rust. Nearly 600 of them are in my possession, which are partly broken and corroded and partly good specimens of the denarii aerii of Gallienus, Claudius II, the Tetrici, Victorinus and Diocletian".

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, Vol.I p.230 (Book). SCH3556.

c.1000 coins found in a fused mass, with the remains of a box, 1820. The hoard included antoniniani of Gallienus, Claudius II, the Tetrici, Victorianus, and Diocletian.

<5> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, no.148 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.