I recently won a lot of 49 coins from the Mildenhall Hoard. The Mildenhall Hoard was discovered in the UK in 1833 and there were 1,286 coins from the 3rd century. One was a denarius of Caracalla and the rest were antoniniani from Valerian to Aurelian; with a majority from Postumus, Victorinus and Tetricus and only 5 from Aurelian, giving a hint when the hoard was buried, The coins were originally fused into one mass and described as a "badly rusted mass of coins". The coins I have definitely conform to this, as most still have some rust or other corrosion. There were also 46 unofficial coins including 17 Postumus from the same obverse and reverse die; which suggests they were probably struck in the area. Here is the plate of some of the unofficial coins For more info, see the 1954 Numismatic Article by Anne Robertson A ROMAN COIN HOARD FROM MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK I have only catalogued a few of the coins, starting with Gallienus -- Gallienus A.D. 264- 265 Ӕ Antoninianus 18x20mm 2.4g GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head left with slight drapery over right shoulder. IOVI CONSERVA; Jupiter stg. l.; holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at foot eagle; in left field S. RIC Vi Mediolanum 486 var.; Göbl 1037L Gallienus A.D. 267- 268 Ӕ Antoninianus 20x22mm 2.8g IMP GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. LIBERO P CONS AVG; panther walking left. In ex. B RIC V Rome 165; Göbl 713b Gallienus A.D. 260- 268 Ӕ Antoninianus 20x22mm 2.3g IMP GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right, slight drapery on left. SALVS AVG; Aesculapius standing left, holding serpent on staff. In ex. MP RIC Vi Mediolanum 511 var; Göbl 1333f Gallienus A.D. 267- 268 Ӕ Antoninianus 18x20mm 3.3g IMP GALLIENVS AVG; radiate head right. AETER AVG; Sol standing left, right hand raised, left holding globe. In ex. MT RIC Vi Mediolanum 465a; Göbl 1382a
I lived 11 miles from Mildenhall and it was a great discovery. Suffolk has produced some extraordinary discoveries over the years. For example, from Wiki, The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the fourth century AD, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row, near Mildenhall, Suffolk, in 1942. It consists of over thirty items and includes the Great Dish which weighs over 8kg. The collection is on view in the British Museum because of its immense importance and value, and replicas are on show in the local museum at Mildenhall. One point so other members don't look up the wrong thing looking for more info, this is not to be confused with The Cunetio Hoard, also known as the Mildenhall Hoard, it is the largest hoard of Roman coins found in Britain. It was discovered in 1978 in the County of Wiltshire. Thanks for posting
The finder displayed the treasure in his house for four years, before eventually handing it over to the authorities. He apparently used the Great Dish on special occasions with his family ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildenhall_Treasure
I remember being told it making the local paper. Quite a story. That dish though, it is a seriously beautiful piece
