ECC1461 - Coin hoard found at Union, Colchester, 1845

Site Event/Activity record ECC1461 - Coin hoard found at Union, Colchester, 1845

Location

Location	Balkerne Hill, Colchester
Grid reference	TL 99106 25225 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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UNSYSTEMATIC FIELDWALKING SURVEY

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Wire, William (Mr)

Date

1845

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Om 3/4/1845 Wire wrote 'A lad said that not long since two small lead boxes containing gold and silver coins were found the (Union House).' <1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCC36 DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 3/5/1845.
<2> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. page 277.

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Mar 11 2016 12:59PM

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