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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 32, August 9, 2015, Article 20

LEOMINSTER ROMAN COIN HOARD FOUND

The British Museum has announced another coin hoard find, this one of over 500 Roman bronze coins. Here's an excerpt from a BBC news article. -Editor

Leominster hoard coin

A hoard of more than 500 Roman coins was found by two metal detector enthusiasts in a Herefordshire field, the British Museum has revealed.

The 518 mixed copper coins, found near Leominster, had been placed in cloth bags and hidden in the ground in a leather satchel.

Experts believe the coins were deliberately buried because of unrest or fear of robbery.

The British Museum said it was very rare to find hoards so well-preserved.

The hoard was found in July 2013 by paramedics and metal detector enthusiasts Jeremy Daw and Martin Fulloway.

Mr Fulloway said four of the coins were stuck to a stone, while others were in the loose soil.

"It's not quite the Staffordshire hoard but for Herefordshire it's nice. For me to have my first Roman hoard, it's a dream come true."

Mr Daw said the coins were possibly buried during a time of unrest in the Roman empire.

"It's been in the ground for 1,700 years and we are the first people to touch it," he said.

"We looked at each other and punched the air."

The earth was x-rayed at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and then examined by the British Museum.

The coins range from AD 260 to circa 290 and include eight coins of the Britannic Empire.

Leominster hoard xray image
X-Ray Image

Leominster hoard

To read the complete article, see:
Leominster Roman coin hoard found by Herefordshire metal detector pair (www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-33815609)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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