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Title: | The Frome Hoard. How a massive find changes everything | Authors: | Moorhead, Sam | Keywords: | Rome; Hoard; Roman; Coin; British Museum; Museum of Somerset; Taunton; Portable Antiquities Scheme; Metal Detecting; Treasure; Archaeology; Conservation; Leicester University; Carausius; siliqua; radiate; ritual; stips; Art Fund; National Heritage Memorial Fund; Museum Education | Issue Date: | 2019 | Publisher: | EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste | Source: | Sam Moorhead, "The Frome Hoard. How a massive find changes everything", in: Bruno Callegher (Edited by), “Too Big to Study? Troppo grandi da studiare?”, Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2019, pp. 281-304 | Abstract: | The Frome Hoard of 52,503 coins, discovered in 2010, is the second largest Roman coin hoard found in Britain. Not only is it of great numismatic significance, with over 850 pieces of Carausius (AD 286-93), but also it has had an enormous impact on broader archaeological and museological practices. The hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist, Dave Crisp, but he left the pot in the ground for professional excavation. This provided invaluable context for the hoard and enabled numismatists to determine that the hoard was buried in a single event. The sudden arrival of the coins at the British Museum was a catalyst for the Roman Coin and Metals Conservation sections at the British Museum to develop a new way of processing the 80 or so hoards which arrive annually. The apparent ritual significance of the hoard led to much academic and popular debate, resulting in a major Arts and Humanities Research Council research project between Leicester University and the British Museum. The worldwide publicity concerning the hoard enabled a major fund-raising campaign which secured the coins for the Museum of Somerset in Taunton. The high profile of the hoard also resulted in a British Museum video-conferencing activity for school children. Finally, the good practice of Dave Crisp, in calling for professional assistance, has resulted in numerous detectorists leaving hoards in the ground for archaeologists to excavate. |
Type: | Book Chapter | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10077/24677 | ISBN: | 978-88-5511-016-7 | eISBN: | 978-88-5511-017-4 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale |
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