Congratulations Carl and Matt!

Posted on by Vanessa Oakden

Congratulations to two numismatists and PAS volunteers Carl Savage and Matt Ball!! Both Carl and Matt have been awarded Chester Archaeological Society’s grant supporting the study of PAS finds from Cheshire.

Chester Archaeological Society wish to encourage the study and publication of objects (or groups/types of object) reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme from Cheshire and adjoining areas, to ensure that their potential contribution to the understanding of the archaeology and history of the county is realised.

Part of the Poole Hoard, a Roman hoard of nummi LVPL-8CC2AC. Copyright: Portable Antiquities Scheme. License: CC-BY.
Part of the Poole Hoard, a Roman hoard of nummi LVPL-8CC2AC. Copyright: Portable Antiquities Scheme. License: CC-BY.

The grant of £700 will enable Carl and Matt to study coin hoards from Cheshire and their results are to be published in the Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society. The working title of Carl and Matt’s numismatic study is ‘Roman, medieval and post medieval coin hoards from Cheshire’.

The Beeston Hoard of Medieval coins - obverse of coins, (LVPL-C920E4). Copyright: Portable Antiquities Scheme. License: CC-BY.
The Beeston Hoard of Medieval coins – obverse of coins, (LVPL-C920E4). Copyright: Portable Antiquities Scheme. License: CC-BY.

It is fantastic that all the data which we collect by recording Cheshire’s coin hoards will be brought together in this exciting new project supported by Chester Archaeological Society which will allow us to learn more about Cheshire’s past.

LVPL-08F250 Post-medieval coin hoard from Buerton Copyright: Museum of Liverpool. License: CC-BY.
LVPL-08F250 Post-medieval coin hoard from Buerton Copyright: Museum of Liverpool. License: CC-BY.