Vale of Pewsey hoards

A number of Roman hoards have been discovered near Pewsey and Wilcot in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England.

2000

Main article: Stanchester Hoard

On 25 July 2000, John and David Philpott discovered a hoard of 1,166 coins (mostly silver siliquae) near Wilcot. The Stanchester Hoard, as it is now known, is in the Wiltshire Museum.

The coin hoard discovered in May 2014

April 2014

From January to April 2014, Nick Barrett discovered 42 clipped silver siliquae. The find has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as WILT-B53A45.^[1]

May 2014

In May 2014, Russell Garman discovered a coin hoard of 2,384 coins, mostly nummi. It has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as BERK-637CB6.^[2]

October 2014

On 26 October 2014, Rob Abbot, Dave Allen, and Mick Rae discovered a hoard of eight Roman copper-alloy vessels packed inside an iron-rimmed cauldron. This has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as WILT-0F898C. The vessels are now in the Salisbury Museum.^[3]

The hoard of vessels discovered in 2017

2017

A hoard consisting of a bowl strainer, two basins and a bowl was found at Wilcot in 2017. It has been designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as WILT-047110.^[4]

2020

On 12 and 13 September 2020, Rob Abbot, Dave Allen and Mick Rae (who had made a discovery in 2014) found a total of 160 silver (and one copper) coins: 23 miliarenses and 137 siliquae, from Constans to Honorius. It was designated by the Portable Antiquities Scheme as BM-7D34D9.^[3] Two of the coins went to the British Museum, and most of the rest were auctioned by Noonans Mayfair: they were expected to fetch £40,000 but ended up making £81,160.^[5][6]

See also

• List of Roman hoards in Great Britain

References

1. "Coin Hoards from the British Isles 2016" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 86: 258. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
2. "Coin Hoards from the British Isles 2016" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 86: 256. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
3. Spencer, Peter D. (6 May 2022). "Noonans to sell the Vale of Pewsey Hoard". Detecting Finds. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
4. Henry, Richard. "A contextual analysis of the Late Roman Pewsey and Wilcot Vessel Hoards, Wiltshire" (PDF). CORE. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
5. Gardner, Geraldine (18 May 2022). "Roman silver coins unearthed near Pewsey sell for £81,000". Newbury Today. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
6. "Roman coins found in Pewsey sell for £81k at auction". BBC News. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.