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 venture 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.
