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Erw-Hên Hoard
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
66.293/24
Find Information
Site Name: Erw-hên, Pumpsaint
Collection Method: chance find
Date: 1965 / Sep
Notes: The hoard was found by Forestry Commission workers 200 yards from the farmhouse of Erw-hên, near Pumsaint in the parish of Cynwyl Gaio. It was declared Treasure Trove and deposited in the British Museum. The hoard originally contained 684 Roman coins - 60 are now in the NMGW, the remainder are in Carmarthen Museum.
Acquisition
Purchase, 25/7/1966
Measurements
weight / g:1.687
Material
billon
Location
In store
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