Breckenbrough Hoard

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Breckenbrough Hoard
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Coins from the Breckenbrough Hoard
Createdc. 1644
Period/cultureEnglish Civil War
DiscoveredJune 1985
Breckenbrough, North Yorkshire
Present locationYorkshire Museum, York
Coordinates54°14′47″N 1°25′38″W / 54.246480°N 1.4271327°W / 54.246480; -1.4271327Coordinates: 54°14′47″N 1°25′38″W / 54.246480°N 1.4271327°W / 54.246480; -1.4271327
IdentificationYORYM : 1993.711

The Breckenbrough Hoard is a hoard of gold and silver coins dating from 1644, during the English Civil War.[1] It is in the collection of the Yorkshire Museum.[2]

Discovery[]

The hoard was discovered by Mr. C Greensit whilst levelling ground in a covered stockyard at his farm in Breckenbrough. The coins were still inside their ceramic vessel, which was covered by a tile and marked by a stone.[3]

It was declared as treasure trove at a coroner's inquest on 25 September 1985 and subsequently examined at the British Museum.[3]

Contents[]

The hoard contains 30 gold and 1552 silver coins with a total value of £93 and 5 shillings contained within a ceramic vessel. Of these, 33 coins were Scottish, 35 Irish and 12 Spanish. The hoard also contained two receipts for cheese requisitioned by the Royalist Army on 17 January 1644; these receipts were signed by John Guy the deputy provider general of the York garrison.

References[]

  1. ^ Barclay, Craig; Besly, Edward (1994). "Appendix 1: Coin hoards from Yorkshire & Humberside - Breckenbrough". A little barrel of Ducatoons: The Civil War Coinage of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Museum. p. 42.
  2. ^ "Numismatics: One of the largest and most significant Civil War Hoards". Yorkshire Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Edward Besly (1987). "3: Breckenbrough, North Yorkshire, 1985". English Civil War Coin Hoards. British Museum Occasional Paper no. 51. British Museum. pp. 6–16.
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