Coin Hoards
Coin Hoards are often found in Britain and are a great source of numismatic knowledge. When found they can be studied and often reveal fascinating facts about our past coinage. Most often seen are Roman Coin hoards (especially dating to the 4th century A.D.) but others from the Iron Age/Celtic period, Anglo Saxon, Viking, Norman & Medieval times are sometimes discovered. Many are acquired by museums through The Treasure Act but sometimes they are returned to the discoverers and that is where we come in. We can conserve, research and publish a hoard in such a way that the coins and information surrounding it will be available for future generations to enjoy and further study. We are happy to offer free advice and would love to hear from anyone who has been lucky enough to find/own a hoard today.
Below you will see examples of our work and previous finds we have dealt with. We have more experience in this field than any other dealer/auction house so are well placed to help you, our Director has even found a few hoards himself!
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The Ropsley Hoard
Sometime, during AD 150-152 in the North Eastern corner of the Roman province of Britannia, a citizen was compelled to bury his hoard of 522 silver denari, equivalent in value to around £12,500 in ... -
Ewerby Civil War Hoard
During Autumn 2016 a metal detectorist was searching a field near the village of Ewerby in Lincolnshire when he received a signal only a few inches below the surface. Having found little in the are... -
The Martock Hoard
21st July 2012. On a typical British summer morning two metal detectorists headed for a ploughed field near the village of Martock on the edge of the Somerset levels. They had targeted the field du... -
The Vine Leaf Hoard
Here at Silbury Coins we are very pleased to be able to offer for sale a selection of gold staters from the Vine leaf hoard, an important treasure find unearthed by metal detectorists whilst search... -
The South Norfolk Hoard
Approximately 190 roman silver denarii dating to the 1st century AD found scattered in plough soil over several years. This exciting find dates from circa 61AD, a time when East Anglia was in tu... -
The West Norfolk Hoard
Coming soon.... We have bought a small parcel of silver Silique from this find. Details of the original find - Hoard of 15 gold solidi and 228 silver siliquae found scattered over an area of ...