2016-11-26 Sat

The Frome Hoard of 52,503 silver and copper alloy roman coins unearthed in April 2015 by hospital chef Dave Crisp near Somerset will be displayed at the Museum of Somerset, in Taunton. The site was excavated carefully due to which many facts about the coins were found out. The reason why these coins were buried is still not clear. Many believe that coins were buried to store them safely in times when there were no banks.

Almost 160 kg of coins were found stored in a pot out of which some coins were cleaned and others were left as is. A greenish tinge is found on one of five coins made of a copper alloy. 760 coins of emperor Carausius were also discovered, out of which five were silver denarii - some of the finest examples of Carausius denarii ever seen.

The Museum bought the collection worth £320,250 in March after the National Heritage Memorial Fund provided a grant of almost £300,000. A successful fundraising campaign was also conducted for the hoard of 52,503 coins dating between AD253 and AD293.

Officials said that Romans had been there for over 200 years, so they were more Somerset people than they were Romans. It is considered to be the third most important Roman treasure in any British museum.