A COLLECTION OF ROMAN COPPER COINS
mounted in a glazed display case with inscription "These 18 copper coins may very probably be regarded as a souvenir handful from the hoard of over 7,000 such pieces found at Smalley Bite Farm, Nr. Wakefield in October 1905. The hoard must represent the savings of a private individual who buried the coins for safety soon after 354AD (the date of the latest issue) and was then prevented from recovering them. These Roman coins were kindly loaned for display by F.S. Marshall, Esq. M.A. LL.B.
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£300 - £500
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Hammer price:
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£340 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
A Director of Leeds and Holbeck Building Society". These coins are accompanied by a typed letter from Leeds City Museum dated 11th October 1962, a typed letter of description of the coins and original coin envelopes from the Leeds Museum.
Provenance: From F.S. Marshall, Esq. M.A. LL.B.
