Reply With Quoteyeah really nice find. I have done a few years of metal detecting myself, and the oldest coins i have found are from the 16th and 17th century
Hoard of Roman coins found in England
One of the largest collections of Roman coins -- over 30,000 silver pieces -- has been recovered in England from the building site of a new hotel in Bath, just 450 feet from the historic Roman Baths.
Known as the Beau Street Hoard, from the street where they have been unearthed, the coins date to 270 A.D., a time of great upheaval when the western Roman empire was threatened by civil war and barbarian invasion.
Aware of the difficult times, the owner might have just decided to hide away the treasure.
yeah really nice find. I have done a few years of metal detecting myself, and the oldest coins i have found are from the 16th and 17th century
So who forgets to pack 30k coins when moving?
Guess the owner just died without telling anyone where he hid his fortune.Originally Posted by Silent Reader
I can imagine this happened quite often at a time when people did not have all their money at a bank.
If war comes, you can't go along with 30k coins.
In ancient times, it didn't matter wether troops were officially "friendly" or not, they usually plundered and raped anyway.
So hiding it and coming to get it later was better and these people probably never came back because they got killed or enslaved.
But 270 is more roman infighting than anglo-saxon invasion.
They should donate the coins to the IX Legion Benevolent Fund.
But what if it was the IX Legion that mutinied in the first place and caused them to bury the treasure?
They found them!? That's a relief! I was sure I'd dropped them into the River Avon while admiring the view from next to Pulteney Bridge (it was dark out). I'll be right over to pick them up.
That's where I left them
So is Italy going to demand them back then?
Good find. bet the hotel owners are pissed. Also, could of at least cleaned them up first. I can muddy up some coins and take a pic claiming their old rare coins.
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