Find Spot record MLI30523 - Undated Coin Hoard, Grantham
Summary
A hoard of coins of unknown date, found by Stukeley at his garden at Grantham.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
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Full Description
A pot of old silver coins was found during digging at Stukeley's garden in Grantham. Stukeley's house and garden stood at the southern end of Castlegate, at about SK 9156 3573. {1}{2}{3}{4}
The coins were recorded as being found on the 7th October, 1726. The coins may have been of Roman date, though this cannot be confirmed. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 93 NW: AM.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 93 NW: 33.
- <3> SLI1120 Bibliographic Reference: Lukis, W. C. (ed.). 1883. The Family Memoirs of the Rev. William Stukeley M.D. and the Antiquarian and other Correspondence of William Stukeley, Roger and Samuel Gale. pp.311-2.
- <4> SLI13598 Bibliographic Reference: Start, David and Stocker, David. 2011. The Making of Grantham the Medieval Town. pp.4, 5, 184.
- <5> SLI15898 Bibliographic Reference: Anne S. Robertson. 2000. An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards. no.1897, p.430.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 9156 3573 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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