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The list of Roman hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) that are associated with period of Romano-British culture when Southern Britain was under the control of the Roman Empire, from AD 43 until about 410, as well as the subsequent ...
The coins are made from copper-alloy. The hoard is one of the largest ever found of 4th-century coins in the former Roman empire and consist of coins from the reign of Roman emperor Constantine I and his family in AD 306 and the joint reign of Constantius II and his younger brother Constans, from AD 337 to 340.
Roman invasion of Britain: Discovered: 9 September 2019 - 2021 Helmingham Hall: Discovered by: George Ridgway: Present location: British Museum, Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service, private collections: Registration: Portable Antiquities Scheme Treasure 2019T794, 2020T915, 2021T655: Culture: British Iron Age, Roman Britain
Lincoln (Lindum Colonia), important Roman Colonia and capital of the province of Flavia Caesariensis; Bourne-Morton Canal (visible only as alignment and crop marks) Caistor, Roman town and fort. Car Dyke; Foss Dyke, Roman canal between Lincoln and the River Trent; Horncastle, Roman town and fort. Parts of the Roman walls remain. Newport Arch ...
This is a list of museums with major collections of Greek and Roman antiquities. Naples Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy 130,000 objects [1] State Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia 106,000 objects [2] (Misleading collection, includes many objects from ancient settlements on the Northern Black Sea coast) British Museum, London, UK 100,000 ...
Objects from the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum, London. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found in April 2010, by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset, England. [1] The coins were contained in a ceramic pot 45 cm (18 in) in diameter, [2] and date from AD 253 to 305.
Eventually emperor Honorius ordered Roman troops back home to help defend Italy against invasion. Constantine III initially rebelled against Honorius and took further troops to Gaul, but was later recognised as a joint emperor. [5] After the Roman departure from Britain, the Romano-British were advised by Honorius to "look to their own defences".