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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]From the 1895 Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire "During the construction of the Great Nortern railway a Roman urn, containing about 1,000 brass coins, was found some twelve inches below below the surface. The coins were covered with verdigris, and so matted together that force had to be used to separate them. They were quickly distributed amongst the navvies and others who were near. The late Nathan Ball collected nineteen from several persons which, on examination, proved to belong to the reigns of various Emperors from Claudius, A.D. 41, to Tacitus, A.D. 276. The urn was, unfortunately, broken and is now in the possession of C. S. Smith Esq., steward to the Shipley estate." I hope the above is of interest to all, a great shame that the location of the find is not given more exactly.[/quote]
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philfred

Shipley Roman Coin Hoard
replied on: 3/3/2005 4:14:14 PM

From the 1895 Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire
"During the construction of the Great Nortern railway a Roman urn, containing about 1,000 brass coins, was found some twelve inches below below the surface. The coins were covered with verdigris, and so matted together that force had to be used to separate them. They were quickly distributed amongst the navvies and others who were near. The late Nathan Ball collected nineteen from several persons which, on examination, proved to belong to the reigns of various Emperors from Claudius, A.D. 41, to Tacitus, A.D. 276. The urn was, unfortunately, broken and is now in the possession of C. S. Smith Esq., steward to the Shipley estate."
I hope the above is of interest to all, a great shame that the location of the find is not given more exactly.

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