The Tealby Hoard is a hoard of medieval coins found at Tealby, Lincolnshire in 1807.[1]

Discovery

The discovery of the coin hoard was first reported in the Stamford Mercury on 6 November 1807: "a person ploughing...turned up a at one end of a considerable tumulus a coarse glazed earthen pot, which contained about five thousand silver pennies , of Henry I and Henry II". It was followed up with a short article on 20 November which identified that some of the hoard had been deposited at the British Museum and others were in private collections, especially that of Joseph Banks.[1]

Contents

The hoard contained over 6000 silver coins in a Roman waster (a mis-fired) ceramic vessel.[2] The vessel (donated to The Collection, Lincoln in 1956) was over 900 years old when the hoard was deposited. 5127 coins were subsequently melted down at the Tower of London.[2]

The discover of the coins led to the modern description of a type of penny issued by Henry II as the 'Tealby-type'.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sturman, C. (1989). "Sir Joseph Banks and the Tealby Hoard". Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. 24: 51–52.
  2. 1 2 "Find Spot record MLI50602 - Medieval Coin Hoard, Tealby". Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "CROSS & CROSSLETS PENNIES ("TEALBY") OF HENRY II". British Numismatic Society. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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