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Adopt a Roman Coin from Corinium Museum

Source : Screencap from Adopt a Coin , Corinium Museum website How cool is this! You can adopt a Roman coin from the Tetbury Coin Hoard - discovered in 2010 - for just £10 and help preserve Roman-British history at the same time! Cirencester is a town in east Gloucestershire, England, to the north-west of London. The Roman name for the town was Corinium and the town's Corinium Museum is well-known for its extensive Roman collection. Coins from the Tetbury Coin Hoard are to be displayed by the Museum. The hoard consists of approximately 1500 coins dating from AD 260s – 280s. "Adopt a Roman Coin from Corinium Museum to help raise £15,000 to conserve and display the Tetbury Coin Hoard! The Tetbury Hoard was discovered in 2010 and excavated in the days following its discovery. The coins, and the vessel they were found in, were declared Treasure and initially sent to the British Museum for analysis. They have now been generously donated to the Museum by the landowner and...