Frome Hoard returns to Somerset for museum display
The Frome Hoard, the second largest collection of Roman coins found in the UK, is to be brought back from the British Museum to Somerset later. The coins will go on display at the new Museum of Somerset, in Taunton, which opens at the end of the month. In March the museum announced it had […read more…]
A Consular ADVENTVS of Constantine
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has once again made an interesting contribution to my studies. The first coin was brought to my attention a few months ago and seemed to be a previously unknown consular bust issue ADVENTVS of the star in right field issue of London. Found in Norfolk, its condition leaves much to […read more…]