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Shapwick Hoard

Various

Art Funded
2000
Art Fund grant
£60,000 (Total: £265,000)
Vendor
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
9,213 coins from 32-31 BC to AD 224.

Almost all Roman denarii except for 4 Greek drachmae.

Provenance

Discovered by Metal detector in Shapwick, Somerset 1998

Silver

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Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AA
01823 255088
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Opening times

Tue – Sat, 10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm) Open Bank Holiday Mon Closed one week in Jan, see website for details

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Image credits

1 . Shapwick Hoard

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