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

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wire, William (Mr)

Date

1845

Map

Description

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> DIARY: Wire, William. 1842-1857. Journal of William Wire. 3/5/1845.
  • <2> 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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Record last edited

Mar 11 2016 12:59PM

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