The Dereham Hoard ELAGABALUS AD218-222 Silver Denarius

The Dereham Hoard

ELAGABALUS AD218-222 Silver Denarius

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right/ Libertas standing left with star in field

Rome mint

19mm, 2.89g

This coin is from the Dereham hoard of some 1049 Roman silver coins 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 reign of the Roman emperor Gordian III. Here it remained until disturbed by ploughing in the early 2000’s. To read more about this exciting find click here.