Weston-sub-Edge hoard
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The Weston-sub-edge hoard is a Civil War coin hoard comprising 309 coins and a lead pipe container from Weston-Sub-Edge in Gloucestershire, England.[1]
Discovery
[edit]The hoard was found in 1981 in a former barn, then used as a village hall, in Weston-sub-Edge. The lead pipe was discovered approximately 2 feet (0.61 m) beneath the ground surface in a pit that had been dug for the building of a stanchion to support the roof. The hoard was located in the central position of the building, aligned with the roof structures of the original 17th-Century structure.[2]
Contents
[edit]The hoard was contained with a lead pipe which was sealed at both ends. It measured 270 mm in length with a 55 mm diameter. The pipe contained 309 coins, of which 307 were silver and 2 were gold, and a scrap of paper with writing on it. The paper read "hoard is £18", though the total face-value of the hoard from its coins was £17, 13 shillings, and sixpence.[2]
The coins within the hoard ranged from the reigns of Edward VI of England to Charles I of England and the latest coin in the hoard dates to 1643. There are 6 coins of Edward VI, 3 of Philip and Mary, 107 of Elizabeth I, 36 of James I, and 157 of Charles I.
Acquisition and display
[edit]The hoard was declared as Treasure trove in September 1981 and subsequently acquired by the Corinium Museum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil War Coin Hoard found in Village Hall". Heritage Gateway; Gloucestershire County Council: Historic Environment Record Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ a b Mayhew, Nicholas; Viner, David (1987). "A Civil War Coin hoard from West-sub-Edge, Gloucestershire" (PDF). Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 105: 213–222.
- ^ "The Weston sub Edge hoard". Corinium Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2023.