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More coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from
any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly
illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron
Age and Roman coins found in England and Wales with a detailed
analysis and discussion.Theories of hoarding and deposition and
examined, national and regional patterns in the landscape settings
of coin hoards presented, together with an analysis of those hoards
whose findspots were surveyed and of those hoards found in
archaeological excavations. It also includes an unprecedented
examination of the containers in which coin hoards were buried and
the objects found with them. The patterns of hoarding in Britain
from the late 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD are discussed.
The volume also provides a survey of Britain in the 3rd century AD,
as a peak of over 700 hoards are known from the period from AD
253-296. This has been a particular focus of the project which has
been a collaborative research project between the University of
Leicester and the British Museum funded by the AHRC. The aim has
been to understand the reasons behind the burial and non-recovery
of these finds. A comprehensive online database
(https://finds.org.uk/database) underpins the project, which also
undertook a comprehensive GIS analysis of all the hoards and field
surveys of a sample of them.
On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects
in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest
hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Consisting of over 1600
items - including fittings from the hilts of swords, fragments from
helmets, Christian crosses and magnificent pieces of garnet work -
the Staffordshire Hoard has begun to rewrite history. This new and
extended edition of the successful title by Kevin Leahy and Roger
Bland delves deeper into the story behind the hoard, using the
latest research to fill previous gaps in knowledge and turn some of
the original ideas about the discovery on their head. Complete with
new photography of the cleaned and conserved objects, showing off
the stunning and intricate decoration, this book provides a
fascinating account of the history and the discovery of this
remarkable hoard.
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