A small urn containing upwards of 60 Roman coins were found in digging near the earthworks of Bourne Castle in 1807. One of the coins was an aureus of Nero, the others were denarii and sestertii of Constantine, Augustus and Maximian II. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5} 'A person engaged in digging near the entrenchments which surround the castle at Bourn, lately discovered a small urn, containing upwards of sixty Roman coins. One of them is an aureus of Nero; the others are denarii and sestertii of Constantine, Augustus and Maximilian [sic].' The account of the emperors represented in this hoard, and the denominations included is unlikely. {6}