Boston Spa hoard

The grey ware vessel from the hoard

Material| Roman coins
Roman pottery
Size| 172 coins
Created| Shortly after AD355
Period/culture| Romano-British
Discovered| 1848
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England
Present location| Yorkshire Museum, York
Identification| YORYM : H64

53°54′01″N 1°20′06″W﻿ / ﻿53.900225°N 1.3348968°W﻿ / 53.900225; -1.3348968 The Boston Spa hoard is a Romano-British hoard of 172 coins in a ceramic vessel found near Boston Spa in 1848.[1]

## Discovery and description

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The hoard was found in Boston Spa in 1848 during the construction of foundations for a new building.[2]

It comprises a ceramic grey ware jar and 172 silver denarii.[1][2] The coins date from 211 BC to the reign of the Emperor Hadrian (AD 119-122). They are, thus, likely to have been deposited in the 2nd-century AD. The hoard was purchased by the Yorkshire Museum in 1880.[2]

## Public display

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The hoard was loaned to Leeds City Museum in February 2022 as part of their exhibition on coin hoards titled "Money Talks". It was displayed alongside other hoards including the Cridling Stubbs Hoard and the Temple Newsham Hoard.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Historic England. "Monument Number 54886 (54886)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c Charles Wellbeloved (1881). Handbook to the Grounds and Antiquities of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. pp. 97–98.97-98&rft.date=1881&rft.au=Charles+Wellbeloved&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/handbooktoantiqu00york/page/96/mode/2up?q=boston+spa&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Boston+Spa+hoard" class="Z3988">
3. ^ "Exhibition reveals how Yorkshire's ancient savers stashed their cash underground". Leeds.gov.uk. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.