The Watlington Hoard Talk
with James Mather
Now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Watlington hoard was discovered on private land in Watlington, Oxfordshire, by metal-detectorist James Mather in 2015. Comprising about 200 coins (some of them fragmentary), 7 items of jewellery and 15 ingots (bars of silver), the find is not particularly large, but it is hugely significant. James will tell the story of how he discovered the hoard and the events surrounding its discovery and why the hoard turned out to be so significant.
After the talk, tea/coffee and cake will be available (included in the price).
Pre-booking is preferred, but you can pay on the door, if there are spaces available.
2-3.30pm
Image: The Watlington Hoard - The Portable Antiquities Scheme, The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.
About Berkshire Family History Society
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.
