The Frome Hoard

Sam Moorhead and Anna Booth

ISBN 10: 071412334X / ISBN 13: 9780714123349

Published by British Museum Press, 2010

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Synopsis:

On 9 April 2010, Dave Crisp found 21 coins while metal detecting on farmland near Frome. Two days later, he returned to the site and discovered a huge pot filled with more coins. Archaeologists believe the hoard will rewrite the history books. One of the most important aspects of the hoard is that it contains a large group of coins of Carausius, who ruled Britain independently from AD 286 to AD 293 and who was the first Roman emperor ever to strike coins in Britain. The hoard contains more than 760 of his coins, making it the largest group ever found. Among these coins are five rare examples of his silver denarii, the only coins of their type being struck anywhere in the Roman Empire at the time. This accessible book is written by experts from the British Museum and the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Packed with photography of the coins as well as images of the hoard in situ, this book will shed new light on 3rd-century Roman Britain. "This find presents us with an opportunity to put Carausius on the map. School children across the country have been studying Roman Britain for decades, but are never taught about Carausius - our lost British emperor." (Roger Bland).

Table of Contents

1 Discovery and Excavation
2 Conservation and Study
3 Circumstances of the Burial
4 Content of the Hoard
5 Carausius
6 Other coin hoards in Britain
7 The Siliqua Hoard
8 The Wider Area
9 What Happens Next?
Timeline

About the Author: Roger Bland was President of the British Numismatic Society from 2011 to 2016. He retired from the British Museum in 2015, where he was Keeper of the Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory and Head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Before that he was curator of Roman coins at the Museum.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Frome Hoard
Publisher: British Museum Press
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Used; Very Good