tour 2 of 17
Roman Treasures
Hoard of Iceni silver coins
Deposited about AD 60-61
Found at Field Baulk, March, Cambridgeshire (1982)
This tour introduces you to just some of the amazing treasures
from Roman Britain now in the British Museum.
The Roman emperor Claudius invaded Britain successfully in AD
43, but for years afterwards he still faced problems. 17 years
later, in AD 60-61, Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia
led a fierce rebellion against the Romans that they only just
managed to put down.
This hoard of 872 silver coins is the the largest single Icenian
find known. The coins were buried underground in a pot, maybe
to keep them safe during the troubled times of Boudica's revolt.
For whatever reason, the owner never came back to get them.