Hoard from Grouville
The hoard find of Grouville ( English Grouville Hoard ), found east of Saint Helier on the Channel Island of Jersey , is, according to experts, the largest hoard ever found in Western Europe . Inspired by the mention of earlier coin finds, two probers searched a field in Grouville for 30 years before they made this find in 2012. The discovery of perhaps 70,000 Celtic coins from the younger Iron Age (around 50 BC) baked into a lump of around 140 × 80 × 20 cm with clay was associated with two gold neck rings and a silver fibula . The material weighs around 750 kg. The material value can amount to several million pounds. 14 smaller after-school care centers have already been found on the Channel Islands.
At the beginning of 2012, 60 silver coins and one gold coin, possibly minted by the Curiosolites or Curiosolitae, a tribe that was based near Saint-Malo in France, were found. The further search led to the discovery of the huge hoard baked with clay. The coins are Roman or come from Brittany and Normandy. At that time, Julius Caesar's armies were advancing into northern France, driving the Celtic tribes towards the coast. Some of them have crossed the sea towards the Channel Islands in search of a place of refuge, others went to England.
The find is also on display at the La Hougue Bie Museum during the conservation work .
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- ↑ Jersey pair in 30-year search for Iron Age coins BBC report from June 26, 2012, accessed on April 8, 2016
- ↑ Roman and Celtic coin hoard worth up to £ 10m found in Jersey. BBC report of June 26, 2012, accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Jersey pair find more than 60 Iron Age coins BBC report of February 6, 2012, accessed April 8, 2016
Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '24 " N , 2 ° 3' 0" W.