In 2008, a metal-detectorist discovered a hoard in North Yorkshire consisting of 76 siliquae and 10 bronze coins known as nummi. A small pottery fragment was also found along with the coins, and it was assumed that the fragment was probably from the container. The hoard was acquired by the Treasure House Museum in Beverley and the team visited the museum in December to examine the hoard.
Close inspection of the pottery fragment revealed that the sherd could not have been part of the hoard container. Instead, the sherd is from a kitchen vessel known as a mortarium, a shallow bowl that was used to grinding or mixing foodstuffs. The interior surface of these vessels are embedded with stoney grit to help grind items and you can see this in the image of the sherd above.
