Vale of Pewsey hoards
A number of Roman hoards have been discovered near Pewsey and Wilcot in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England.
2000
[edit]On 25 July 2000, John and David Philpott discovered a hoard of 1,166 coins (mostly silver siliquae) near Wilcot. The Stanchester Hoard, as it is now known, is in the Wiltshire Museum.
April 2014
[edit]From January to April 2014, Nick Barrett discovered 42 clipped silver siliquae. The find has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as WILT-B53A45.[1]
May 2014
[edit]In May 2014, Russell Garman discovered a coin hoard of 2,384 coins, mostly nummi. It has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as BERK-637CB6.[2]
October 2014
[edit]On 26 October 2014, Rob Abbot, Dave Allen, and Mick Rae discovered a hoard of eight Roman copper-alloy vessels packed inside an iron-rimmed cauldron. This has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as WILT-0F898C. The vessels are now in the Salisbury Museum.[3]
2017
[edit]A hoard consisting of a bowl strainer, two basins and a bowl was found at Wilcot in 2017. It has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as WILT-047110.[4]
2020
[edit]On 12 and 13 September 2020, Rob Abbot, Dave Allen and Mick Rae (who had made a discovery in 2014) found a total of 160 silver (and one copper) coins: 23 miliarenses and 137 siliquae, from Constans to Honorius. It was designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as BM-7D34D9.[3] Two of the coins went to the British Museum, and most of the rest were auctioned by Noonans Mayfair: they were expected to fetch £40,000 but ended up making £81,160.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coin Hoards from the British Isles 2016" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 86: 258. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Coin Hoards from the British Isles 2016" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 86: 256. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ a b Spencer, Peter D. (6 May 2022). "Noonans to sell the Vale of Pewsey Hoard". Detecting Finds. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Henry, Richard. "A contextual analysis of the Late Roman Pewsey and Wilcot Vessel Hoards, Wiltshire" (PDF). CORE. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Geraldine (18 May 2022). "Roman silver coins unearthed near Pewsey sell for £81,000". Newbury Today. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Roman coins found in Pewsey sell for £81k at auction". BBC News. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.