Boston Spa hoard
The Boston Spa hoard is a Romano-British hoard of 172 coins in a ceramic vessel found near Boston Spa in 1848.[1]
| Boston Spa hoard | |
|---|---|
 The grey ware vessel from the hoard | |
| Material | Roman coins Roman pottery |
| Size | 172 coins |
| Created | Shortly after AD355 |
| Period/culture | Romano-British |
| Discovered | 1848 Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England |
| Present location | Yorkshire Museum, York |
| Identification | YORYM : H64 |
Discovery and description
The hoard was found in Boston Spa in 1848 during the construction of foundations for a new building.[2]
It comprises a ceramic grey ware jar and 172 silver denarii.[1][2] The coins date from 211 BC to the reign of the Emperor Hadrian (AD 119–122). They are, thus, likely to have been deposited in the 2nd-century AD. The hoard was purchased by the Yorkshire Museum in 1880.[2]
References
- Historic England. "Monument Number 54886 (54886)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Charles Wellbeloved (1881). Handbook to the Grounds and Antiquities of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. pp. 97–98.
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