Frome Hoard

Frome_Hoard_pile_of_coins.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Frome Hoard

Subject

Roman coins

Description

Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found in April 2010 by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome in Somerset, England. Most of the coins are made from debased silver or bronze and it is one of the the largest hoards ever found in Britain. The hoard also contained some of the best-preserved coins of the emperor Carausius, who ruled Britain independently from 286 to 293 CE and was the first Roman emperor to strike coins in Britain. The Museum of Somerset in Taunton, using a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), acquired the hoard, valued at £320,250.

Source

Museum of Somerset, Taunton.

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Publisher

Wikimedia Commons

Date

253 to 305 CE

Rights

© Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England
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Citation

“Frome Hoard,” Hallie Ford Museum of Art Exhibits, accessed November 27, 2024, https://library.willamette.edu/hfma/omeka/items/show/10.