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A Coin Hoard from the Time of the Roman Conquest of Britain

The newly discovered Worcestershire Conquest Hoard is the largest hoard from the reign of Nero ever discovered in Britain. Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums has launched a fundraising campaign to acquire the 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins for the county.

The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard. Image: Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity.

The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard. Image: Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity.

Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity has launched a fundraising campaign to save the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard for the County on Monday, 2nd December, 2024.

The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard, unearthed late last year, is one of the largest coin hoards of the Roman Conquest period (circa AD 43–84), and the largest hoard of the reign of Nero, ever found in Britain. Its burial date of circa AD 55 places it right at the beginning of Roman Britain. The Hoard was discovered by members of the public and reported as Treasure via the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It was declared Treasure by the Coroner for Worcestershire in June 2024.

The Hoard consists of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman gold and silver coins, which were gathered into a pot and buried in the ground in the Leigh and Bransford area of Worcestershire. The Hoard is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Worcestershire in the last 100 years.

Most of the coins are silver denarii, minted in Rome and dating from the time of the Roman Republic in 157 BC up to the reign of the emperor Nero (AD 54–68). The sole gold coin is an Iron Age stater, which was minted for the local British tribe, the Dobunni, in AD 20–45 who were in the area now known as Worcestershire and neighbouring counties to the south and west. It is likely that the pot that contained the coins was made at one of the pottery kilns based at the foot of the Malvern Hills.

The coins almost certainly entered the region by means of the Roman army. Their sheer number means that the hoard would have represented a very considerable sum of cash at the time it was buried. One theory is that the hoard represents the savings of a wealthy local farmer, who made his money by supplying the Roman army with grain and livestock.

The hoard was assembled and buried during a brief moment in time when Worcestershire lay right at the edge of an expanding Empire, which stretched from the Near East and North Africa up to the River Severn and the Malvern Hills.

 Chair of WHAM Caroline Naisbitt launches campaign to save the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard. Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity.

Chair of WHAM Caroline Naisbitt launches campaign to save the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard. Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity.

Museums Worcestershire is very keen to acquire this significant hoard to ensure it can be seen and enjoyed by the residents of the county for years to come. Fundraising is being led by Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity, which hopes to raise around £6,000 towards the cost of purchasing the Hoard, which is expected to be valued upwards of £100,000. By now, around £7,500 have been raised already. It is hoped the remainder of the cost will be met through grant funding applications. If the money cannot be raised, the Hoard will be returned to its finders and/or the landowner and would be unlikely to ever go on public display.

Chair of the Trustees of Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums charity, Caroline Naisbitt says “The charity is extremely excited to be heading up this campaign to raise funds to keep this extraordinary Hoard in the County. We hope people will dig deep in their pockets and make sure the Hoard can be enjoyed in Worcestershire for years to come.”

Chair of the Joint Museums Committee, Councillor Karen May says: “What a fantastic find and so important for anyone wishing to understand more about the county’s heritage. This is real Worcestershire treasure, and it needs to be seen and enjoyed by Worcestershire residents for generations to come.”

The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard will be on temporary display in the Art Gallery & Museum in January.

All donations will go towards saving this important Hoard for the people of Worcestershire.

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