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Hallaton Treasure

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Some archaeologists have however speculated that it found its way into Britain before the Roman conquest in 43 AD and is evidence of exchange through trade or diplomacy. The site of the treasure proved to be an internationally important ritual site dating mostly to the generations before and
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were in this period and this coin is a good example. It indicates there was contact between this region and the Roman Empire despite the distance between the East Midlands and the parts of Britain the Romans arrived in, like
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In January 2011 it was announced that the skeleton of a dog, believed to have been sacrificed to guard the treasure, would also be displayed at Harborough Museum.
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In 2012 a silver ring inscribed "TOT" was found in the area that the Hallaton Treasure was discovered. The inscription is believed to refer to the Celtic god
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underwent nine years of conservation at the British Museum and went on display at Harborough Museum in 2012.
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in the 1st century AD. Of the coins from the site, 4,835 can be attributed to the local Celtic tribe, the
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that is the first of its kind to have been discovered in the UK. It was located on a hilltop in the
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after the Roman conquest. Archaeologists believe that the site is a type of
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The hoard includes over 5,000 silver and gold coins, a silver-gilt
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have acquired the ring for display at the Harborough Museum.
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valley and was probably enclosed by a ditch and palisade.
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Hallaton Treasure on display at the Harborough Museum
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hoard
Iron Age
Hallaton
Leicestershire
University of Leicester Archaeological Services
Roman parade helmet
Roman conquest of Britain
Corieltauvi
open-air shrine
Welland
David Mattingly
University of Leicester
East Midlands
Colchester
Chichester
Harborough Museum
Hallaton Helmet
Toutatis
Mars
Leicestershire County Council
List of hoards in Great Britain
"Coin hoard declared treasure"
BBC News
"The Hallaton Treasure: evidence of a new kind of shrine?"
"The Oldest Roman Coin in Britain"


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