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Resources / Re: Recent Discoveries of Tetrarchic Hoards from Roman Britain
« Last post by Heliodromus on March 31, 2024, 08:34:31 AM »Interesting - I wonder if they gave preference for plate coins to ones that the BM kept ?
There must be some plate coins out in the wild though, since they have photos of every catalog number, but the "BM registration number" table seems to show that they didn't keep a specimen of every type (lots of missing catalog type/numbers).
I like the way the BM handled this hoard - seems like a good example of the UK treasure law working the way it should. The BM got first dibs in filling gaps in their collection, but let the rest go even if they were rarer types - they didn't needlessly keep duplicates.
There must be some plate coins out in the wild though, since they have photos of every catalog number, but the "BM registration number" table seems to show that they didn't keep a specimen of every type (lots of missing catalog type/numbers).
I like the way the BM handled this hoard - seems like a good example of the UK treasure law working the way it should. The BM got first dibs in filling gaps in their collection, but let the rest go even if they were rarer types - they didn't needlessly keep duplicates.