Find Spot record MDO46155 - Hoard of Roman coins, Walls, Puncknowle

Hutchins records a jar containing many coins being ploughed up near The Knoll about 1850. It is now known that this hoard was found in Walls field. Some of the coins, ranging Gallienus to Carausius I, are in the Museum of Dorset.

Hutchins records a jar containing many coins being ploughed up near the Knoll about 1850. It has now been established that this hoard was also found in Walls field, and 105 coins from it, ranging from Gallienus to Carausius I, are in the Dorset County Museum. <1-4>

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2, 796 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<2> Dewar, H S L, Letter and photo: H S L Dewar, 7.10.65 (Verbal communication). SDO19732.

<3> Bailey, C J, 1966, The Romano-British site at `Walls, Puncknoll. (Article in serial). SWX7391.

<4> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1969, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1968, 167-8 (Serial). SDO68.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450514 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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