Monument record IKL 060 - Dix's Charity Land
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 785 729 (101m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SE |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Coin hoard, probably in a Nene Valley pot, found ploughing in July 1872 (misprinted 1877 in (S1)) in SE corner "of the first, or most southern field of Dix's Charity land at Icklingham, turned up a few fragments of a small vase of Durobrivian pottery, together with the coins in question". Probably did not exceed 400 coins, all silver & in good preservation. "The ground around ... contained many small sherds of different descriptions of pottery". Prigg lists 349 coins with emperor & mint ranging from Constantius II (AD 350-361) to Honorius (AD 395-423)(S1)(R1).
? Details of location of "Dix's charity land" stolen in theft in Autumn 1981, "Dix's chantry land" shown on Tithe Map (S5)(S6).
Sources/Archives (11)
- <S1> SSF16572 Monograph: Prigg, H.. 1901. Icklingham Papers: A hoard of Roman silver coins. Prigg H, Icklingham Papers, 1901, 76-79.
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes.
- <R1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 4, 1872, (5), 282-.
- <S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Icklingham R, undated.
- <M2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: details regarding location - stolen Autumn 1981.
- <R2> SSF820 (No record type): Archer S in Casey P J (ed), `End of Roman Britain', BAR 71, 1979, 45, (lists 318 coins).
- <R3> SSF12167 (No record type): Numismatics Chron, 1908, 215-221.
- <S3> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 309.
- <S4> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XXXVIII, 58; XCVI, 72.
- <S5> SSF22981 (No record type): West S E, `The Romano-British site at Icklingham', EAA, 3, 1976, 64, 123.
- <S6> SSF22204 Map: 1839. Icklingham All Saints Tithe Map.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 11 2016 5:13PM