Shapwick Hoard
Coins from the Shapwick Hoard on display at the Museum of Somerset
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| Material | Coins |
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| Size | 9,262 coins |
| Period/culture | Romano-British |
| Discovered | Shapwick, Somerset by Kevin and Martin Elliott in September 1998 |
| Present location | Somerset County Museum, Taunton |
| Identification | 1998–99 Fig 294.1–9; 2000 Fig 251 |
Coordinates: 51°09′06″N 2°49′26″W / 51.1517°N 2.8238°W
The Shapwick Hoard is a hoard of 9,262 Roman coins found at Shapwick, Somerset, England in September 1998. The coins dated from as early as 31–30 BC up until 224 AD. The hoard also notably contained two rare coins which had not been discovered in Britain before, and the largest number of silver denarii ever found in Britain.
The hoard was discovered by cousins Kevin and Martin Elliott, who were amateur metal detectorists, in a field at Shapwick. Excavation of the site found that it had been "buried in the corner of a room of a previously unknown Roman building" and, after further excavation and geophysical surveying, "revealed the room to be part of a courtyard villa".
Following a treasure inquest at Taunton, the hoard was declared treasure and valued at £265,000. Somerset County Museum Services acquired the hoard, with the aid of Somerset County Council, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and other organisations, and it is now displayed at the Museum of Somerset in the grounds of Taunton Castle.
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