Overton Hoard


The Overton Hoard is a Roman coin hoard dating from the early 3rd century AD. 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 metal detectorist in 21 September 2016 in a field near Overton, North Yorkshire.

Contents

The hoard contains 37 silver coins all of which are denarii. They coins date from the reign of Domitian while he was junior Emperor under his father Vespasian to the reign of Septimius Severus. The latest coin in the hoard dates to AD 205. 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.
Emperor/IssuerDateNumber
Domitian Caesar69-791
Titus79-811
Domitian81-961
Trajan98-1173
Hadrian117-384
Antoninus Pius138-1613
Diva Faustina I4
Marcus Aurelius169-1801
Divus Antoninus1
Lucilla3
Commodus180-1933
Septimius Severus193-2111
Clodius Albinus Caesar1
Caracalla Caesar1
Septimius Severus198-2095
Julia Domna198-2092
Caracalla198-2092

Gallery

Acquisition and display

After being declared treasure, the hoard was acquired by Yorkshire Museum in early 2018 and first went on public display in October 2018.