Acton Hoard at Nantwich Museum

Coins & Hoards Day at Nantwich Museum

Nantwich Museum is holding a free public Coins & Hoards Day on Saturday 4 June, as part of its Treasures of Nantwich project supported by the Art Fund.

The event will run from 11am -- 3pm, and visitors will be invited to view and handle objects, talk with experts about the items on display, and bring in their own coins for identification.

At 1pm there will be two free talks: Roman coin expert Matt Ball will be speaking about hoards in the North West, with a focus on the Cheshire Hoards, and the British Museum's Henry Flynn, Project Curator of the Money and Medals Network, will talk about the region's wealth of numismatic collections. Members of the South Lancashire & Cheshire Metal Detecting Club will be on hand throughout the day to answer all your coin-related questions.

The event will also be an opportunity to view Nantwich Museum's most recent acquisition the Acton Hoard, fresh from its display in the exhibition Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain at the British Museum. Found in Acton in 2014 by a metal detectorist, this Roman hoard dates from the second century. It comprises five silver denarii (equal to ten asses) deposited in a distinctive lead cone-shaped container with a lead disc stopper which would have been held in place by a nail or pin.

The Coins & Hoards Day marks the completion of the Treasures of Nantwich project, which was made possible thanks to a grant of £8,250 under the 'Treasure Plus' scheme through the Art Fund, supported by The Headley Trust. The scheme aims to deepen public engagement with items of treasure and related archaeological material, and at Nantwich Museum it has enabled a new display case and interpretation of the museum's treasure collection, as well as custom-made interactive coin holders and two public events.

The objects involved have all been discovered locally and shed light on the lives of people who once lived in the town and the surrounding area. They include Roman coins and brooches, a Saxon pendant cross and pottery dating over a 600 year period.

For further information contact: Nantwich Museum on enquiries@nantwichmuseum.org.uk or telephone 01270 627104; Website: www.nantwichmuseum.org.uk.

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