Experimenting with clipping

Our clipping tools (Photo: Kelly Clarke-Neish) As part of our outreach preparation, we recently had a go at clipping some replica coins. As we’ve mentioned … Read more

Calling all young writers!

We’re pleased to announce that our short story competition is now open for submissions! If you are aged between 11 and 17 years old, we … Read more

Inscriptions and ownership

The Hoxne hoard represents a considerable amount of wealth. Rather than being owned by one person, the hoard objects probably originally belonged to more than one individual, as they include inscriptions with … Read more

Great Horwood hoard

In the late nineteenth century, a small hoard of late Roman silver was discovered near Great Horwood in Buckinghamshire. Five silver spoons, a finger-ring, pin … Read more

Detective Work

In one of our earliest blog posts, we discussed the Canterbury Treasure which is currently on display at Canterbury Roman Museum. The hoard consists of … Read more

Hoard Values

The hoards we’re studying were valuable to their owners – the coins, jewellery and other objects they contained were made from precious materials. But how … Read more