The Cunetio Hoard, also known as the Mildenhall Hoard, is the largest hoard of Roman coins found in Britain. It was discovered in 1978 at the site of the Roman town of Cunetio, near modern-day Mildenhall, Wiltshire, and consisted of 54,951 low value coins. The coins were contained in a large pot and a lead container. The coins are now in the British Museum and the pot is on display at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes1.
Surroundings:
Location:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mildenhall
- geo:51.422489,-1.691581
- Location ± 25-100 m.
Period or year:
- 2xx / unknown
Class:
- Find
- invisible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=50513
- wikidata:entity=Q3541326
Annotations
Nearby
Cunetio Mansio
Second century Mansio
Cunetio
OmnesViae import OVPlace479
Cunetio
Aqueduct