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Britain's Last Roman Hoards with Professor Ellen Swift & Dr Kelly Clarke-Neish

At Worthing Theatres and Museum, Worthing · 1 performance from Wed 30 Sept to Wed 30 Sept.

This entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tells the story of what happened to precious metal treasure hoards in Britain following the withdrawal of Roman authority in the fifth century. Many were never recovered by their owners, and some are now found in museum collections across the UK. Here in Worthing we have a particularly important example in the form of the Patching Hoard! Collectively, these hoards contain thousands of coins, and hundreds of other artefacts and provide vital evidence to examine the transition from late Roman to early medieval Britain. Join Prof Ellen Swift (Professor of R

Age guidance from the venue: Suitable for ages 16+.