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.
Cunetio developed from a small settlement into an important economic market for the area, which is thought to explain the concentration of coins.
[7] Most of the coins were low value Radiates,[8] however there were significant numbers of Antoniniani,[9] some of which dated from the reign of Gallienus (253–268).
[10] The dates of the coins were between AD 250–275, however the majority are from the independent empire established in Gaul by Postumus in 260.
[2] The site of the hoard and the wider settlement were surveyed and excavated for the Channel 4 television programme Time Team in 2009.