Find Spot record 1300 - Agden hoard, Roman coin hoard

<1> n/a, 1958, Miscellanea, p.72-73 (Article in Journal). SCH5754.

A hoard of nearly 2,500 Roman coins, antoniniani, at Woolstencroft Farm, Agden. They were unearthed during ploughing and; had originally been buried in an earthenware jar; unfortunately, the rim had already been destroyed, perhaps by earlier ploughing, and only the bottom portion, containing the coins, had survived. The actual find-spot was the southern end of a rectangular spur overlooking the Agden Brook, an easily recognizable natural feature. The coins are nearly all of bronze, though a few are apparently of silver-bronze alloy and one or two show traces of an original silver coating; they were all in a highly corroded condition. The composition is fairly normal for Romano-British coin hoards of the late third century, and includes local copies (barbarous radiates and minimi). The earliest coins are of the Emperor Valerian and latest coins are of the Emperor Probus and it is probable that the hoard was deposited around A.D. 280.

<2> Wilson D, 1976, Roman Britain in 1975, Vol.II p.143 Thompson F H 1962 (Article in Journal). SCH7106.

Hoard found during ploughing.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ78 NW2 (Index). SCH2487.

Finder pointed out the exact spot at which the find was made. No trace of anything of antiquity.

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, Vol.I p.214 (Book). SCH3556.

The hoard is late third century AD.

<5> Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Museum Accessions, Accession No.123 R.58 (Index). SCH407.

Presented to Grosvenor Museum.

<6> Wilson D, 1976, Roman Britain in 1975, p.319 (Article in Journal). SCH7106.

Twenty-seven further antoniniani representing part of the coin hoard found Woolsten Croft Farm in 1957. The coins date between AD 253 and 273.

<7> National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, 1993, Greater Manchester Western & Northern Relief Road - M56-M62 Archaeological Assessment Report, p.16 No.62 (Client Report). SCH1269.

Late third century hoard of 2450, mainly bronze, coins. Burried in a pottery jar some time around 280 AD on a small south facing spur overlooking the Agden Brook.

<8> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, no.274 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.