Roman coins will now stay in Britain
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March 22, 2011, Tuesday
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ONE of the largest hauls of Roman coins ever to be found in Britain and a hoard of exquisitely decorated Iron Age gold neck ornaments unearthed in Scotland are to be saved for the nation.
Both national treasures were in danger of being sold to private collectors and may have disappeared abroad if museums had not been able to raise money to secure them.
But funds donated through grants from the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund ensure they will go on public display in Britain.
The Frome Hoard, comprising 52,500 coins dating to the 3rd century, was discovered by a metal detector enthusiast in a field near Frome in Somerset last summer.
The astonishing hoard, which weighs 160 kilograms - as much as two grown men - is the largest collection of Roman coins found in the UK in a single earthenware pot.
The four solid gold neck ornaments, known as torcs, also found with a metal detector, this time near Stirling in 2009, date from between the 1st and 3rd century BC.
Jenny Abramsky chair of the NHMF said the hoards "provide insight into Britain's rich and diverse history."
Both national treasures were in danger of being sold to private collectors and may have disappeared abroad if museums had not been able to raise money to secure them.
But funds donated through grants from the Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund ensure they will go on public display in Britain.
The Frome Hoard, comprising 52,500 coins dating to the 3rd century, was discovered by a metal detector enthusiast in a field near Frome in Somerset last summer.
The astonishing hoard, which weighs 160 kilograms - as much as two grown men - is the largest collection of Roman coins found in the UK in a single earthenware pot.
The four solid gold neck ornaments, known as torcs, also found with a metal detector, this time near Stirling in 2009, date from between the 1st and 3rd century BC.
Jenny Abramsky chair of the NHMF said the hoards "provide insight into Britain's rich and diverse history."
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