Farmer Finds Roman Coins

[Kev]

 HOARD of hundreds of Roman coins found by a Cotswold farmer when he went metal detecting on his land has been declared treasure by a coroner.

David Morris, who farms on land near Tetbury unearthed the hoard in September 2010. The coins, many inside a burial urn, are now being examined by experts at the British museum to determine their value.

The Corinium Museum in Cirencester is now hoping to acquire it and Mr Morris stands to receive a payment of whatever the experts say it is worth.

Dr. Eleanor Ghey, Project Curator for Roman coin hoards at the British Museum, said: “The Corinium Museum in Cirencester hopes to acquire the hoard in its entirety.

“Because of this future acquistion, only a limited sample of coins were studied at the British Museum in order to make an assessment for the inquest.


http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/9110056.Hoard_of_Roman_coins_found_by_Tetbury_farmer/

[Val Beechey]

Well, at least there wont be any argument about who gets what when they're valued.

Val

[Neil]

Nice post Kev - great to see a farmer making his own finds.

Neil

[dances with badgers]

i bet thats winding our mr boredfart up :)bloody archies got no sense of humour