The list of Roman hoards in Britain comprises significant
archaeological
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
hoard
A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of ...
s of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in
Great Britain (
England,
Scotland and
Wales) that are associated with period of
Romano-British culture
The Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a ...
when
Southern Britain
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was under the control of the
Roman Empire, from AD 43 until about 410, as well as the subsequent
Sub-Roman
Sub-Roman Britain is the period of late antiquity in Great Britain between the End of Roman rule in Britain, end of Roman rule and the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlement. The term was originally used to describe archaeo ...
period up to the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It includes both hoards that were buried with the intention of retrieval at a later date (personal hoards,
founder's hoards, merchant's hoards, and hoards of loot), and also hoards of
votive offerings which were not intended to be recovered at a later date, but excludes
grave goods and single items found in isolation.
Most Roman hoards are composed largely or entirely of coins, and are relatively common in Britain, with over 1,200 known examples.
A smaller number of hoards, such as the
Mildenhall Treasure and the
Hoxne Hoard
The Hoxne Hoard ( ) is the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, and the largest collection of gold and silver coins of the fourth and fifth centuries found anywhere within the former Roman Empire. It was found by ...
, include items of silver or gold tableware such as dishes, bowls, jugs and spoons, or items of silver or gold jewellery.
List of hoards
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List of hoards in Britain
The list of hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain ( England, Scotland and Wales). It includes both hoards that ...
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List of Bronze Age hoards in Britain
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List of Iron Age hoards in Britain
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Lists of hoards in Britain