The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 47, November 5, 2005, Article 14

IRON AGE FIND: ISLE OF WIGHT COINS

Arthur Shippee forwarded this article noted in The Explorator
newsletter. He writes: “Metal detectorists have found a major
Iron Age coin hoard on the Isle of Wight.”

“The largest hoard of Iron Age coins ever found on the Island
has been unearthed by metal detectors.

The haul of nearly 1,000 base silver coins was dug up over
two weeks at a secret West Wight location by members of the
IW Metal Detecting Club. But this week it also emerged the
find is unlikely to be bought by the IW Museums Service for
local display.

County museums officer Dr Mike Bishop said his budget was
empty and unless new funding was found, the service could
not afford the many thousands of pounds at which the haul
would inevitably be valued by the British Museum.

The coins were originally buried in a primitive clay pot
and then scattered over the site by successive years of
ploughing.”

To read the full article and view an picture of the hoard, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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