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Roman pottery vessel
A hoard of 599 silver denarii were discovered hidden in this locally made cooking pot. The pot was found in many pieces and has been partly restored.
Llanvaches lies between the fortress of the second Augustan legion at Caerleon and the local tribal capital, Venta Silurum, at Caerwent.
One of the finest hoards of silver coins from Roman Britain in the second century A.D. came to light in 2006 near Llanvaches, Newport.
The 599 silver denarii, which show various Roman Emperors such as Hadrian and Nero, date back to around AD160 and were declared treasure in July 2007.
Denarius, or Denarii (plural) are perhaps the best-known Roman coin. It gives us the 'd' of our old £-s-d system. At the time it was about a day's pay, whether civilian (think of the parable of the vineyard in the Bible) or for a Roman legionary soldier. In itself, therefore, the denarius was a valuable coin.
Six hundred denarii would represent a very large sum - how long might it take one of us to save two years' gross wages?
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Site Name: Llanvaches, Newport: Gwent
Notes: Collected in June and October 2006
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