Seaton Down Hoard

Seaton Down hoard
Material 22,000 Roman coins
Discovered Laurence Egerton
Present location near Seaton Down in Devon, England

The Seaton Down Hoard is a hoard of 22,000 Roman coins found in November 2013 by metal detectorist Laurence Egerton near Seaton Down in Devon, England.[1][2]

History

The coins were found near the site of a Roman fort and possible villa in Honeyditches which was built in the second to third century.[3][4] The coins date from AD 260 to 348.[5] The coins are made from copper-alloy. The hoard is one of the largest ever found of 4th-century coins in the former Roman empire and consist of coins from the reign of Roman emperor Constantine I and his family in AD 306 and the joint reign of Constantius II and his younger brother Constans, from AD 337 to 340. The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter hopes to acquire the coins.[6]

Coins from the hoard were displayed at the British Museum on 25 September 2014.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Roman coin hoard, one of the largest found in UK, unearthed by builder". Press Association via The Guardian. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Seaton Down Hoard: Amateur metal detector uncovers 22,000 Roman coins". Independent. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Roman and earlier settlement at Honeyditches". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Monument No 449679". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Roman 20,000 coins hoard 'among largest'". BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Huge 'Seaton hoard' of Roman coins discovered in east Devon". Western Daily Press. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Singh, Anita (26 September 2014). "Treasure hunter guards biggest find of Roman coins by sleeping in his car". Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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