Coin Hoards
Coin Hoards are often found in Britain and are a great source of numismatic knowledge. When found they can be studied and often reveal fascinating facts about our past coinage. Most often seen are Roman Coin hoards (especially dating to the 4th century A.D.) but others from the Iron Age/Celtic period, Anglo Saxon, Viking, Norman & Medieval times are sometimes discovered. Many are acquired by museums through The Treasure Act but sometimes they are returned to the discoverers and that is where we come in. We can conserve, research and publish a hoard in such a way that the coins and information surrounding it will be available for future generations to enjoy and further study. We are happy to offer free advice and would love to hear from anyone who has been lucky enough to find/own a hoard today.
Below you will see examples of our work and previous finds we have dealt with. We have more experience in this field than any other dealer/auction house so are well placed to help you, our Director has even found a few hoards himself!
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The Colkirk Hoard of Late Roman Silver Coins
The Colkirk Hoard, found near Colkirk in Norfolk by a metal detectorist between 2020 and 2022, comprised 432 Roman silver coins, mostly siliquae from Constantius II (AD 323-361) to Honorius (AD 393... -
The Dereham Hoard
The Dereham hoard of some 1049 Roman silver coins was found in 2004 by metal detectorists Pat & Sally Buckley. The hoard was buried in a greyware pot during or shortly after AD 240 during the r... -
The Carleton St Peter Hoard
Discovered in Norfolk during February 2000 by a metal detectorist, this hoard consists of 127 Constantine period bronze coins minted around the Roman empire. The hoard was scatted by ploughing but ... -
The Borden Hoard and History of King Cunobelin
This story begins on the 1st of January 1873 with the chance finding of three ancient gold coins in Kent, England. Robertson 2000, 8-9 no. 35: “Near the boundary of the parish of Borden, while d... -
Ewerby Civil War Hoard
During Autumn 2016 a metal detectorist was searching a field near the village of Ewerby in Lincolnshire when he received a signal only a few inches below the surface. Having found little in the are... -
The Martock Hoard
21st July 2012. On a typical British summer morning two metal detectorists headed for a ploughed field near the village of Martock on the edge of the Somerset levels. They had targeted the field du... -
The Brussels Hoard
The Brussels hoard is by any standard the largest discovery of medieval silver coins ever in terms of numbers, weight and, probably more important for the owners of these coins in medieval Braban... -
Beachy Head Hoard 2 (1964)
In April 1964 3173 Roman coins were found by a Mr R P Williams on Bullock Down Farm near Beachy Head. These coins were found within a few yards of another hoard also found by Mr Williams in Novembe...
