The Reading Hoard

Archaeologists recently found about 300 Roman coins buried on the grounds of a school in Reading, England. These intrepid explorers came upon the hoard while inspecting the area in advance of a construction project. Buried in a pottery urn, they were. 


This find would have been much more interesting had it been made by daring schoolboys, sneaking out in the dead of night to dig holes all over the school property. Were there no school legends of buried treasure on the property, guarded by spiders and grinning skeletons? My own school had such tales. Older boys whispered of a Playboy magazine and a pack of cigarettes hidden in a paint can in our school basement. I actually searched for them.    

Roman Coins Discovered Buried at The Ridgeway Primary School 

May 11, 2015