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Right, from:

The Oxborough

hoard, 5th century

AD. Gold Visigothic

coin pendants and a

reused Roman denarius

found in Oxborough,

Norfolk; Miniature Iron

Age shields from the

Salisbury hoard;

Hoard of Bronze Age

weapons found in

the River Thames at

Broadness in Kent

(All images © the

Trustees of the

British Museum)

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followed the end of Roman occupation.

It’s especially interesting to compare

the Roman radiate coins found in the

Dorchester Hoard (c. AD 250s) with

those from Cunetio Hoard twenty years

later. The earlier coins are generally

silver. Later ones are base metal.

Room 69a also holds a fascinating

display of forged coins and coining

equipment, such as the clay coin moulds

found on the Somerset levels which

were used to make fake silver denarii of

Emperors Septimus, Severus, Elagabalus

and Alexander. Clipped coins, coin

blanks and iron coin dies (used to make

‘barbarous radiates’) also feature in a

small but packed exhibition that is full

of the curious and the interesting.

Hoards: The Hidden History of Ancient

Britain is at the British Museum until

22 May, admission is free.

Hoards: Hidden History

by Eleanor Ghey;

British Museum Press; £12.99;

ISBN: 970714118253

This 128-page book

investigates Britain’s largest

and most intriguing hoards,

the practice of hoarding, who the hoarders

were and what might have compelled them.

Stamp & Coin Mart readers can purchase the

book from the British Museum web shop and

claim an exclusive twenty percent discount

using the promotional code ‘STAMP2016’

during checkout. To purchase the book just

visit: http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org

Buy the book

British Museum exhibition

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