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| Shapwick Hoard | |
|---|---|
 Coins from the Shapwick Hoard on display at the Museum of Somerset | |
| Material | Coins |
| 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 |
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.[1] The hoard also notably contained two rare coins which had not been discovered in Britain before,[2] and the largest number of silver denarii ever found in Britain.[3][4]
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- ^ "Roman Coin Cache Discovered". Archaeological Institute of America. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Gold coin hoard unveiled". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Treasure Annual Report 1998–1999" (PDF). Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.