guy Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) This is a recent article about the interesting coin hoard from Huntingdon, England found in 2018. All the coins were from the Gallic Roman Empire (260-274 AD). Quote “All the 9,724 coins were made of base metal and were probably hidden at a time of turmoil in the wake of the 3rd Century breakaway empire.” Quote “Miss Fowler and the British Museum's Dr Andrew Brown spent two days excavating the hoard, which had originally been hidden in two pottery containers, "one nested directly inside the other, a bit like Russian dolls", she said. She suspects the inner pot had started to crack under the weight of the coins, so a second larger pot was required.” One can only wonder the reasons for burying this hoard. Most likely, the coins were hastily buried in wake of the confusion related to the breakaway Gallic Roman Empire. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-59665406 Edited January 28 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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