Why did Romans hoard coins?
Many Iron Age coin hoards were traditionally explained in terms of safekeeping, and more recently as ritual deposits. Most Roman coin hoards have been interpreted as having been buried at times of economic or political upheaval, with the intention of later recovery.
What is an Iron Age hoard?
The list of Iron Age 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 the British Iron Age, approximately 8th century BC to the 1st century AD.
What is coin hoarding?
A hoard or “wealth deposit” is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache.
What is the Jersey hoard worth?
In the end, 69,347 coins were found under a hedge in a mound of clay, being unearthed after 2000 years underground. The coins had been estimated to be worth £10 million.
Why are hoards buried?
The facts suggest it might have been a ritual offering, perhaps the wealth of a farming community deposited over centuries, as insurance for a good harvest or good weather. Many reasons have been given for the burial of coin hoards. The most common is fear in times of invasion or unrest.
Where was the Frome hoard found?
Somerset
The Portable Antiquities Scheme has today released news of the Frome Hoard, a cache of 52,503 Roman coins dating to the 3rd century, found by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset in 2010.
Was there an Iron Age?
The Iron Age was a period in human history that started between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C., depending on the region, and followed the Stone Age and Bronze Age. During the Iron Age, people across much of Europe, Asia and parts of Africa began making tools and weapons from iron and steel.
Has gold been found in Hampshire?
The Winchester Hoard is a hoard of Iron Age gold found in a field in the Winchester area of Hampshire, England, in 2000, by a retired florist and amateur metal detectorist, Kevan Halls. It was declared treasure and valued at £350,000—the highest reward granted under the Treasure Act 1996 at that time.
How many coins are in a hoard?
Under the rules of detecting and treasure finding, any collection comprising more than three coins is considered a ‘hoard’, which means it has to be declared to organisers.
Where was the Hoxne hoard found?
| Hoxne Hoard | |
|---|---|
| Created | 4th or 5th century |
| Period/culture | Roman Empire |
| Discovered | Hoxne, Suffolk, 16 November 1992 |
| Present location | Room 49, British Museum, London |
Who found the jersey hoard?
Reg Mead
The Grouville Hoard is a hoard of an estimated 70,000 late Iron Age and Roman coins reported in June 2012. They were discovered by metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles in a field at an undisclosed location in the parish of Grouville on the east side of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
What are Viking hoards?
The Galloway Hoard is the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. The Hoard transports us back to a critical moment in history: the formation of the political entities we now know as Scotland, England and Ireland, in a time of viking raids.