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Kelly recently visited Mildenhall Museum in Suffolk to examine a hoard of 96 coins found nearby at Worlington. Like many metal-detected discoveries, the hoard was recovered by … Read more

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 … Read more

The hoards that we have discussed in the blog so far have been found in southern England but there are also number of hoards found … Read more

Last month, James visited Wiltshire Museum Devizes to examine and photograph the Stanchester hoard container. A bronze ring fragment, three gold coins (solidi), thirty-three miliarenses and … Read more

Following the end of Roman rule in Britain, imports of coinage and other precious metals ended abruptly and the existing supply of precious metals such … Read more

Ellen and Kelly recently visited Dorset Museum and Art Gallery to study the coins and objects from a late Roman hoard found in Dorchester (Dorset) in … Read more

Collectively, the 50+ hoards that we have chosen to study contain thousands of coins and hundreds of other artefacts. For a number of these hoards, … Read more

Here’s a picture of some objects from the Icklingham hoard, on display in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. You might be surprised to … Read more

One of the fascinating aspects of researching hoards is that the material also illustrates the history of artefact studies through the centuries. Some of our … Read more

One of the hoards in our project is very easy for Ellen to study – it’s only a stone’s throw from the University of Kent, … Read more