Shapwick Hoard
| Shapwick Hoard | |
|---|---|
Coins from the Shapwick Hoard on display at the Museum of Somerset | |
| Material | Coins |
| Size | 9,262 coins |
| Period/culture | Romano-British |
| Discovered | Shapwick, Somerset by Kevin and Martin Elliott in September 1998 |
| Present location | Somerset County Museum, Taunton |
| Identification | 1998–99 Fig 294.1–9; 2000 Fig 251 |
The Shapwick Hoard is a hoard of 9,262 Roman coins found at Shapwick, Somerset, England in September 1998. The coins dated from as early as 31–30 BC up until 224 AD. The hoard also notably contained two rare coins which had not been discovered in Britain before, and the largest number of silver denarii ever found in Britain.
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