Britain’s biggest Iron Age gold coin discovery


Britain’s biggest Iron Age gold coin discovery may have been a tribute paid to Julius Caesar.

 Over 2,000 years ago, someone probably planned to return for the 933 gold coins they buried. They did not. Archaeologists say the Great Baddow Hoard was buried around the time of Julius Caesar’s second invasion of Britain in 54 BC.  The massive collection includes 930 Eastern British staters, making it the largest Iron Age gold coin hoard ever discovered in Britain.

 The coins may have been hidden, according to research, during a power struggle between the Trinovantes and Catuvellauni tribes. One possibility is that they were gathered as a tribute for Julius Caesar, offering rare archaeological evidence that may support Roman accounts of conflict in ancient Britain.

 Ironically, the modern discovery came with its own twist.  The metal detectorist who found the hoard failed to report it under British law, was convicted, and received no reward.  Instead, the treasure is currently kept for research and possible public display in the future. Museum of Chelmsford


    Writer: Binod KumarSimkhada 
binodkumarsimkhada315@gmail.com

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