Find Spot record MDO6796 - Roman coin hoard found 1930, Sterte, Poole

Findspot of a Roman coin hoard found in 1930, dated to the late 3rd century. The hoard was contained in a Romano-British coarseware pot and consisted of about 1000 third brass coins from Valerianus to Claudius Gothicus, about 254-268 and is now in Poole Museum.

The hoard of 366 coins was found in 1833 in a meadow at Sterte, near Poole. The second hoard was found in the same meadow. Further investigation located large fragments of as many as eight Romano-British vessels, but no further coins. It is possible that there was a habitation site of this period at Sterte. The coins and the urn in which they were found are in a good state of preservation and are in the possession of Mr Smith. <2>

A black Romano-British pot of native ware containing about 1000 coins was found by a labourer digging a pipe- trench in a meadow at Stert, on Holes Bay, Poole Harbour. The coins were third brass, from Valerianus to Claudius Gothicus, about 254-268. <3>

The whole of the 1930 coin hoard, together with the pots in which they were discovered, is on show in Poole Museum. The site of the find is now covered by the private garden of a factory. No information on the 1833 hoard. <5>

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1912, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, XXV (Serial). SDO22.

<1.1> 1869, Numismatic Chronicle: Vol 9., p283 (Article in serial). SWX3551.

<2> H P Smith, 1930, Occupation of the Hamworthy Peninsula in the Late Celtic and Romano-British Periods, p127-128 (Article in serial). SWX3194.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1931, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1930, 127-128 (Serial). SDO34.

<3> Anon, 1931, Antiquity 5, p115 (Serial). SWX3552.

<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1938 (Map). SWX1540.

(SZ 00939165) Roman Coins found AD 1930 (NAT)

<5> Colquhoun, F D, Field Investigators Comments FDC, F1 FDC 04-DEC-51 (Unpublished document). SWX2609.

<6> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1975 (Map). SDO17396.

(SZ 00939164) Roman Coin Hoard and Pottery found 1930. (NAT)

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458216 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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