Roman wealth, native ritual: Coin hoards within and beyond Roman Britain

Abstract

Coin deposits constitute one of the more striking, and yet common, elements of the archaeological record of Roman Britain. However, their study is based upon assumptions concerning the motives behind deposition and distinctions made between hoards and other categories of coin find. This paper has two aims. Firstly, it seeks to demonstrate the inadequacy of current interpretations of coin hoards. Secondly, it attempts to broaden the analysis of coin hoards by considering also votive deposits of coins in areas peripheral to and beyond the frontiers of Roman Britain. Several common features between coin deposits within and beyond the province are identified, and the implications of these for the motives behind deposition — and the nature of Romano‐British society and economy — are then considered.

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