The Crane Valley Hoard of Iron Age Coins

Foreword

The Crane Valley Hoard was unearthed near Dorset in May 2022. This hoard is unusual because it comprises coins made from two different non-local coin producing regions; the Western coinage is ascribed to the Dobunni, and the southern coinage to Verica, King of the Atrebates. In addition, all the coins found are inscribed issues, which are rarely found in the Dorset area. When this hoard was recorded by Eleanor Ghey, Curator of Roman and Iron Age Hoards at the British Museum, each coin was allocated a ‘Small Find’ number, abbreviated here to SF.