Accession No
Z 16184 A
Description
A copper alloy coin, possibly Trajan. Of irregular circular shape with two small holes pierced close together along the edge.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Soham
Period
?Roman Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]; Leaf, C. S. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 16184 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
35mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
This is likely the 'First Brass of Trajan with two holes bored in it' found at the neck of the skeleton that was disturbed in May 1931 when a shallow trench was cut to lay an electric cable to the Soham and Fordham water tower, which alerted Lethbridge to the presence of this cemetery (p. 152).
Event Date 5/1931
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1933). 'Anglo-Saxon Burials at Soham, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 33. pp 152-163
Event Date 1933
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (CMS Context)
Anglo Saxon cemetery
Event Date 29/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Coin of ?Trajan. Pierced twice for suspension; Much Worn
Event Date 29/4/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A copper alloy coin, possibly Trajan. Of irregular circular shape with two small holes pierced close together along the edge.
Event Date 22/4/2021
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:19589
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