30,000 Roman coins found
Experts are sifting through what is believed to be one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain after an archaeological dig in Bath.
It is thought there could be as many as 30,000 silver coins in the collection found during work on a new city centre hotel.
Now the Roman Baths has launched an appeal to raise £150,000 to acquire, conserve and display the third-century coins.
The hoard, which dates back to 270AD, is made up of thousands of coins fused together in a large block, making identification and counting difficult.
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Conservators at the British Museum in London are expecting the task of analysing the coins to take a whole year.
The discovery – known as the Beau Street Hoard – began to be made in 2008 at the site of work on the Gainsborough Hotel in Beau Street.
It is being described as one of the five largest hoards ever found and the largest from a Roman settlement.
Anyone wanting to help with a donation is asked to phone the Roman Baths administrator on 01225 477773.
Comments
by aurea_flamma
Thursday, March 22 2012, 6:14PM
“£150,000 for 30,000 silver coins - thats £5 each, they're cheaper on ebay!”
by eyekantspel
Thursday, March 22 2012, 5:58PM
“I think it was The Beau St whoar that hid the coins! After all prostitution was rife even in those days! Why would anyone with a brain just hide them?”