Thornbury Hoard, Roman coin collection at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, England
The Thornbury Hoard contains 11,460 copper alloy Roman coins, weighing 28.6 kilograms, stored in a grey pottery container from Caldicot.
In March 2004, Ken Allen discovered this substantial collection of Roman coins while digging a fishpond in his residential garden in Thornbury.
The coins display various Roman motifs, including Victory on ship prows and Romulus with Remus, representing monetary art from 260 to 348 AD.
Visitors can examine the preserved coins at Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, where specialists treated them with alcohol solution for conservation.
The collection ranks as Britain's third-largest Roman coin hoard, requiring two people to lift the bucket containing the discovered artifacts.
GPS coordinates: 51.60940,-2.52490
Latest update: March 18, 2025 13:24
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