Site Event/Activity record ECC184 - Finds found on site of Telephone Exchange, St Martin's House, Colchester, 1926
Location
| Location | Telephone Exchange, St Martin's House, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99532 25327 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1926
Description
During the construction of the Telephone Exchange in the garden of St Martin's House in 1926-7 a number of finds were recovered and found there way to the museum <1><2> included coin hoard of 27 burnt coins found in a pot, all asses or dupondii of Agrippa and Claudius. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SCC146 Serial: Colchester Museums. 1933. Colchester Museum Reports 1925-1933. 1925-1933. 1927, page 24.
- <2> SCC85 Serial: Society for the promotion of Roman Studies. 1911-. Journal of Roman Studies. vol xvi 1926 (229-30).
- <3> SCC48 Monograph: Hull, M. Rex. 1958. Roman Colchester: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London. No. XX. Insula 11, No 126, page104.
- <5> SCC133 LIST: Colchester Museums. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1930-1940. COLEM 1937.916.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2016 8:50AM