Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

3,000 Roman 3rd Century coins found in Montgomery field
BBC ^ | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 | unattributed

Posted on 07/28/2011 8:31:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

...The hoard of copper alloy coins, dating from the 3rd Century, was unearthed in Montgomery, Powys, several weeks ago.

About 900 were found by a member of a Welshpool metal detecting club, with the rest of the discovery made with help from archaeologists.

The exact location is being kept secret to protect the site. The Powys coroner will determine whether they qualify as treasure.

Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT), which helped unearth the coins, said the discovery had the potential to reveal more about Roman life in mid Wales in the late 3rd Century.

The find in Montgomery is a few miles away from where a Roman fort once stood in the village of Forden...

"This was probably a time of considerable political and economic unrest and the coins may have been buried for safekeeping with the intention of returning for them in the future. Unfortunately for the original owner, but happily for us, for some reason they never had the chance to recover them."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: coins; crisisofthe3rdc; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; metaldetecting; montgomery; powys; roman; romanempire; wales
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-42 last
To: Jet Jaguar; davisfh; Trajan88

:’)


41 posted on 07/29/2011 7:56:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv
I purchased the uncleaned Roman coins on eBay for about $1.50 per coin. I've tried various sellers and a guy named Pannonii from Slovenia seems to have the best quality coins. Most of the coins will be from the 4th century and will contain bronze coins of Constantine the Great, Constantius II, Constans, Licinius, Julianus, Constantine II, Valens, Valentinian etc. Some of the coins sold individually should recoup the initial investment, plus it's just good fun.
42 posted on 07/30/2011 1:12:32 PM PDT by Godebert
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-42 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson