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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on July 15, 2019, 02:10:18 PM

Title: Roman coin stash 'may have been linked to Boudiccan revolt'
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 15, 2019, 02:10:18 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-48968933


Hurriedly buried no doubt.......!
Title: Re: Roman coin stash 'may have been linked to Boudiccan revolt'
Post by: Jim Webster on July 15, 2019, 10:04:29 PM
Quote from: Holly on July 15, 2019, 02:10:18 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-48968933


Hurriedly buried no doubt.......!

Some of them are very worn, I'd love to know the wear of those from 60/61 AD  :)
Title: Re: Roman coin stash 'may have been linked to Boudiccan revolt'
Post by: Tim on July 15, 2019, 10:10:05 PM
At the rate bank branches are closing in East Anglia, we too might well be reduced to burying our cash in the back-garden very soon.
Title: Re: Roman coin stash 'may have been linked to Boudiccan revolt'
Post by: Dangun on July 26, 2019, 10:16:35 AM
Where were such coins minted?

If it's not locally, it seems a bit of a stretch to get the coin minted, to England, worn and then buried during the revolt in the same year it was minted. Not impossible, but?
Title: Re: Roman coin stash 'may have been linked to Boudiccan revolt'
Post by: Duncan Head on July 26, 2019, 10:34:25 AM
Quote from: Dangun on July 26, 2019, 10:16:35 AM
Where were such coins minted?

If it's not locally, it seems a bit of a stretch to get the coin minted, to England, worn and then buried during the revolt in the same year it was minted. Not impossible, but?

We don't know that the coin minted in the year of the revolt was worn at all, do we? Most of the coins in the hoard are much older.
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