The Overton Hoard is a Roman coin hoard dating from the early 3rd centuryAD. It contains 37 coins and fragments of a pottery container. It was acquired by the Yorkshire Museum in 2018.
Discovery The hoard was found by a metal detectorist on 21 September 2016 in a field near Overton, North Yorkshire.
Contents The hoard contains 37 silver coins, all of which are denarii. The coins date from the reign of Domitian while he was junior Emperor under his father Vespasian (AD69–79), till the reign of Septimius Severus. The latest coin in the hoard dates to AD205. Despite the wide date range, the coins could all have still been in circulation together in the early 3rd century. They were probably deposited in a ceramic vessel, of which only fragments were found. The vessel belonged to the Nene Valley Colour Coated Ware type.
+ Coins within the Hoard Emperor/Issuer Date Number Domitian Caesar69–791Titus79–811Domitian81–961Trajan98–1173Hadrian117–1384Antoninus Pius138–1613Diva Faustina I4Marcus Aurelius169–1801Divus Antoninus1Lucilla3Commodus180–1933Septimius Severus193–2111Clodius Albinus Caesar1Caracalla Caesar1Septimius Severus198–2095Julia Domna198–2092Caracalla198–2092
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Acquisition and display
After being declared treasure, the hoard was acquired by the Yorkshire Museum in early 2018 and first went on public display in October 2018.
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