The Henley Iron Age Hoard
We have acquired a fantastic hoard of 32 gold coins dating back to 50 BC! They are on display in our Invesco Perpetual Henley Gallery.
Here are some key facts to give you all you need to know about our newest arrival...
- It was discovered near Henley in 2003
- The coins date from approx 50 BC
- The hoard consists of 32 gold coins found in a flint nodule
- It’s the only hoard of British–made Iron Age coins from Oxfordshire to survive intact
- It’s an example of some of the earliest coins to be produced in Britain
- The coins were probably minted in Silchester, Hampshire
- They are attributed to the tribe of the Atrebates
- One side is blank, the other has an image of a three-tailed horse
- The horse design derives from Macedonian coins bearing images of chariot races. Philip of Macedon was victorious at the Olympic Games in the 4th Century BC
- The hoard has been jointly acquired by the River & Rowing Museum and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford