Beau Street Hoard

The Beau Street Hoard is the fifth largest Roman Coin Hoard found in Britain.
It consists of 17,577 Roman silver coins which were found by archeologists in 2007, and which date from between 32 BCE up to 274 CE.

Unusually, the Hoard was located in a town, unlike most other Hoards, which have been found in the countryside.
It was excavated in Bath, Somerset, found hidden under the floorboards of a Roman House, only 500 feet (150m) away from the Roman Baths.
It was buried at the end of the third century CE during the Crisis of the Third Century.
It is not known whether the Hoard was buried all in one go, or deposited over several decades.

The Beau Street Hoard consists of 17,577 Roman silver coins.
The Hoard was initially fused together in a block.
Subsequent examination and restoration by the British Museum showed that the coins had been gathered together in eight leather bags.
Bag 1:
- Held silver Denarii dating between 32 BCE and around 240 CE.
Bags 2-5:
- Held high value silver Radiates dating between 200 to 260 CE.
Bags 6-8:
- Held low value debased silver Radiates dating between 200 to 270 CE.

The Hoard is now housed in the Roman Baths Museum in Bath.
- The Museum is located at Abbey Churchyard, Bath.

The Roman Baths, Bath