Large Celtic coin hoard found

6 times larger than any other hoard found. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...eywee&kwp_0=323304&kwp_4=1247536&kwp_1=557373

 

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If they chose to sell most, look for Celtic coin prices to plummet. Anyone fancy some cheap Celtic coins?

 

That must have been exciting when it was found.

 

What a find.

 

Most will probably end up in museum archives, never to be seen again. Not on display, not ever advertised as acquired. Just lost, nearly as they were in the dirt.

 

I'm sure that happens often but to what end. It doesn't do anybody any good and stifles the study of the coins.

 

My point exactly. If museums would open their vaults, better things would happen.

 

An awesome find.

 

*rats*

I only have "one" cool example ... man, it must be sweet owning an entire hoard, eh?

Celtic Tribes of Gaul, Coriosolite Class IIB
80-50 BC

 

Where did they find it, China?

 

Possibly. If the local government's economy is struggling they could turn them into lots of cash by promoting the find and offering them to dealers and collectors. The proceeds if used correctly could benefit the poor folks of the region.

 

Jersey Island is off the coast of France. I think (athough I could be wrong) that they are not independent and are governed by France. I believe they used to be part of Great Britain. (help me on this @Pishpash). New Jersey's name comes from there. They were occupied by the Germans during World War Two.

 

Great link, DK0311USMC! I'm sure that many of those will find their way to ancients collectors eventually. The Celtic horse symbols are always beautiful.

 

So far as I know it is still "ours". It is self governing, see here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey

 

Excellent! I love you guys! I love the French too but hey, you guys are family!

 

The last paragraph of the Smithsonian article seems to indicate that British treasure trove laws are in effect. As I understand it, government agencies can raise funds to purchase a find if it is deemed in the national interest to do so. But the government must pay something close to fair market value. Otherwise, I think the landowner and finders can do with it as they please. This approach encourages land owners and metal detectorists to report finds since they are reasonably assured of some form of fair compensation. There's a lot to like in that model.

 

i concur. i'd like to have one of those coins.(as i'm sure we all would)

 

Amazing!
It will be interesting to find which of the many Celtic tribe(s) minted these coins.

When talking about 'the Celts' one must remember that the word is actually a general term used to denote the many tribes which lived in many places in Europe, and which flourished roughly until the arrival of the Romans. Thus we have the Celtic tribes of Britain, those of Gaul, of the Rhine Area, from the Danube area, as well as the Eastern celtic tribes.

To come back to the coins, one may expect that given the place they were found the coins are primarily likely to be of British or Gallic origin, although some trade between the various tribes did exist even in those times.
Finding this many which are attributable to just a few tribes will probably impact their availability (and therefore also their collector desirability).
By contrast, celtic coins of the Germanic (Rhineland) tribes specifically continue to be quite scarce. Relatively few have been found.

 

"Researchers estimate it was buried by French Celts known as the Coriosolitae around 30-50 B.C., around the time of Julius Caesar, likely as they fled a Roman invasion of the area."

Perhaps it is my false assumption is that the buriers were also the minters. As you point out, lots of Celtic tribes. I wonder if there's a real mix of coins or if it's primarily of one type. I guess that's the kind of valuable archaeological information hoards provide.