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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 7813717, member: 87200&quot;]I think the revenue-sharing with the finder is key to the amount of documented hoards found in Britain. Also, the climate/soil is not very conducive to bronze/billon coins surviving, so the total number of recovered coins is indeed surprising. Also, Roman Britain was not exactly one of the wealthier provinces.</p><p><br /></p><p>One would think Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt would be optimal for coins&#039; survival and there would be more hoards found. My opinion is that in Egypt the coins end up in the hands of a certain dealer in the Middle East, with no provenance at all. It would be nice if the governments in the region had more forward-thinking policies with regard to antiquities, rather than everything appearing on the black markets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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