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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 ...
An example of a dupondius coin of Vespasian (AD 69–79) typical of the Roman coins deposited at the Cardean Fort Angus in the late first century.. The earliest coins in Scotland were introduced by the Roman provinces of Britain that were obtained from trade with the westernmost outpost of the Roman Empire.
Excavations in the twentieth century produced significant finds including the foundations of several successive structures, Roman coins and pottery. Remains from the Roman army were also found, including a collection of Roman armour (with ornate cavalry parade helmets), and horse fittings (with bronze saddleplates and studded leather chamfrons).
The majority of the artifacts were Roman coins dated between 46 and 47 A.D., around the end of the first Roman conquests in Britain, and were primarily stamped with the portrait of the Emperor ...
A hoard of Roman coins worth over $125,000 was found during a construction project in central England. The stash of gold and silver coins date back to the reign of Rome's Emperor Nero, according ...
5,099 silver coins, comprising 4,772 English coins of Edward VI through Charles I, 31 Scottish coins, 10 Irish coins, 245 coins from the Spanish Netherlands, and 2 coins from the Spanish New World. The coins were found in three pots from two different pits, and were probably deposited at slightly different dates. [96] Mitton Hoard: 15th century
The Traprain Law treasure [1] is a hoard of late Roman hacksilver, found on the hillfort of Traprain Law (East Lothian, SE Scotland) during excavations in 1919. It is the largest hoard of Roman hacksilver currently known, weighing just over 23 kg.
The Hoxne Hoard (/ ˈ h ɒ k s ən / HOK-sən) [2] is the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, [3] and the largest collection of gold and silver coins of the fourth and fifth centuries found anywhere within the former Roman Empire. [4] It was found by Eric Lawes, a metal detectorist in the village of Hoxne in ...